GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
ELECTRONICS INDIA
e-NEWSLETTER
…. For Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector
Vol. 34, April to June 2016
From Chief Editor’s Desk
Dear Readers,
The Government of India is on course to achieve manufacturing excellence through the “Make in
India” and “Digital India” campaigns which have worked as a catalyst in enthusing the electronics
sector in the country.
Significant strides have been made over the last few months with respect to policy initiatives and
their implementation for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing. The Modified SIPS is
continuously attracting investments. Eight Electronic Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) are under
development. The Compulsory Standards Order has come into effect, creating a framework of
standards for electronics in the country. The policy to provide preference to domestic
manufacturers in Government procurement has been implemented in various Ministries/
Departments /Agencies and details of the same are available on the PMA online monitoring
System. Indian Conditional Access System (iCAS) for Set Top Boxes (STBs) has been developed and
the number of iCAS embedded STBs has grown fast providing a gainful opportunity for the
domestic STB manufacturers. The Electronics Development Fund (EDF) has approved four
Daughter funds for final commitment of Rs. 179 crore; twelve Daughter funds have been approved
for in-principle commitment of Rs. 510 crore. The cumulative total corpus of these daughter funds
is around Rs. 6800 crore.
The overall mood is positive and there is optimism in the air; encouraging potential investors to
join the next sunrise industry. This edition of the e-newsletter comes with an improved format &
content and we welcome thoughts and feedback of readers with regard to additional items which
can be included.
Best wishes
Rajiv Bansal
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Through the Lens
Hon’ble
Minister
for
Communication & IT, Shri Ravi
Shankar Prasad, met Ms. Lisa Su,
President and CEO of AMD Inc.
on 12.04.2016. During the
meeting,
Hon’ble
Minister
shared the vision of Digital India
and explained the potential that
India holds in the field of Fab
Manufacturing, an area where
AMD Inc. can play a major role.
Ms. Lisa Su discussed matters
related to semi-conductor policy
and conveyed their interest in
Fab Manufacturing in India. She
also informed that AMD has
already tied up with HSMC for
chip manufacturing in the
country.
Mr. Kevin Kennedy, CEO of Avaya,
Mr.Jay Chen, CEO of Huawei India with
a delegation of ZTE and Le Eco team
met Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble
Minister for Communication & IT on
08.04.2016 at Minister’s office and
apprised him of their expansion plans
for the country. They expressed
assurance in playing a greater role in
investment and job creation.
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Through the Lens
South
Korean
consumer
electronics company LG has setup a smart phone manufacturing
plant in Greater Noida. Hon’ble
Minister for Communication &
IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
launched the company’s first
Made-in-India Smartphones the
K-7 and K-10 on 14.04.2016 in
presence of Shri J.S. Deepak,
Secretary, DoT, Shri Rajiv Bansal,
Joint Secretary, DeitY and
Industry representatives, Sh.Kim
Ki-Wan, Managing Director, LG
Electronics India & Shri Pankaj
Mohindroo, President, ICA.
During the launch, Hon’ble
Minister mentioned that the
Indian digital ecosystem will
become a $1 trillion economy in
the next five years with $400
billion contribution from smart
phones
and
electronics
manufacturing, $ 350 billion from
IT&ITES enables services and $250
billion from Communications
services. He further added that LG
is a large global brand and with
these smart phones, consumers
will have access to governance,
information and knowledge in the
hands.
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Through the Lens
Hon’ble Minister for Communication &
IT, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, delivered a
keynote address at the public forum on
‘Digital India – opportunities for global
partnership’ organized by the Indian
Embassy in collaboration with Sweden
India Business Council (SIBC) at
Stockholm
on
17.05.2016.
He
emphasized the importance of IndoSwedish Economic cooperation and
highlighted the Digital India initiatives
and Electronics Manufacturing Policy
initiatives.
Hon’ble Minister for Communication & IT had a
meeting with HE Mikael Damberg, Minister of
Enterprises, Innovation and IT of Sweden at
Stockholm on 17.05.2016 and proposed to
create an Indo Swedish-Fund for Innovation &
High-end research and a Separate Institute for
Spectrum Management.
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Through the Lens
DeitY participated in several Conferences / Seminars and apprised the participants on initiatives taken by
DeitY to promote electronics manufacturing and investment opportunities in the sector:

ASSOCHAM National Conference on “Making India a Hub for Electronics Manufacturing” on
07.04.2016 at New Delhi.

Seminar organized by Maharashtra Cable Operator Federation (MCOF) along with CEAMA on
16.04.2016 at Mumbai for creating awareness of Indian Conditional Access System
LED Summit and Expo 2016 on 13.05.2016 organized by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt. Ltd.
at Mumbai.
Association of MSMEs in Information Technology (AIM-IT) #ITForParivahan Stakeholders Summit
2016 on 06.05.2016 at New Delhi and 14.05.2016 at Mumbai.


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International Participations
A high level Government/Industry
delegation led by Dr. Aruna Sharma,
Secretary, DeitY visited Taiwan from
30.05.2016
to
03.06.2016
and
participated in COMPUTEX – INNOVEX
2016 events to attract investments in
Electronics
System
Design
&
Manufacturing Sector.
Apart from participation in COMPUTEX – INNOVEX
2016, the delegation participated in the 2nd India
Taiwan Electronics Meet and India Taiwan
Cooperation Forum: Smart Technology & Innovation.
During the visit, the delegation had one-to-one
meetings with leading companies (Foxconn, Delta,
D-Link Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation,
Infomax, Mediatek, Wistron Corporation, Pegatron,
TECO Group etc.) in Taiwan with the objective to
attract investment in the electronics sector in the
country. Delegation also met Taipei Computer
Association (TCA) and Institute for Information
Industry (III) in this regard.
The
CommunicAsia
2016
International
Communication and IT exhibition & Conference
and associated “India Connect” event was held
during 31.05.2016 to 03.06.2016 at Singapore.
An India Pavilion was set up by Telecom
Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council
(TEPC), wherein 14 Indian companies
participated. The event was used as a platform
to showcase India as a destination for
investment in the electronics sector with the
“Make in India”, “Digital India” and “Smart
Cities” programmes.
At the sidelines of the event, meetings were also held with the representatives of Singapore
Manufacturing Federation (SMF), Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the Association of Electronic
Industries in Singapore (AEIS).
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Policies / Schemes
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS):
DeitY’s flagship scheme “Modified Special Incentive
Package Scheme (M-SIPS)” was announced by the
Government of India in July 2012 to offset disability and
attract investments in electronic manufacturing. The
scheme provides incentives on reimbursement basis for
investments in capital expenditure- 20% for investments in
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 25% in non-SEZS. It also
provides for reimbursements of CVD/excise for capital
equipment for the non-SEZ units. For some of the high
capital investment projects like fabs, it provides for
reimbursement of Central Taxes and Duties also.
Status of M-SIPS applications as on 30.06.2016:
Applications received
204
Investment
(Rs in crore)
1,22,320
Applications approved
75
17,997
Applications under process
78
90,882
Applications recommended
23
2,732
Applications closed / Rejected/ Withdrawn
28
10,709
Status
No. of proposals
Highlights of extended MSIPS Scheme(2015):




Extension of MSIPS to additional verticals and revised thresholds
Investments from date of Initial application
Disbursement of Incentives on a quarterly basis
Production subsidy available for specified Electronics Products
The MSIPS scheme is open for receiving application till July 2020. For further details please visit our
website: http://deity.gov.in/esdm/incentive-schemes and/or contact Smt. Vandana Srivastava, Director,
email: [email protected]
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Policies / Schemes
Electronic Manufacturing Cluster Scheme:
The Government has notified the Electronics
Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) Scheme to support
creation of world-class infrastructure for attracting
investments in Electronics Manufacturing. Assistance
for projects in Greenfield Electronics Manufacturing
Clusters is provided to the extent of 50% of the
project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs. 50 crore for
every 100 acres of land. For larger areas, pro-rata
ceiling applies. For smaller clusters, the extent of
support is decided by the Steering Committee for
Clusters (SCC) subject to the ceiling of Rs. 50 crore.
For Brownfield EMCs, 75% of the cost of
infrastructure, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 50 crore is
provided as grant.
EMC Clusters in India
Status : Under EMCs Scheme, 8 Green field EMCs and 01 Common Facility Center have been approved. Inprinciple approval has been granted for 16 Greenfield EMCs and 3 Brownfield EMCs.
During April- June 2016, following two Greenfield EMCs were recommended for final approval:
#
State
1
Andhra
Pradesh
2
Gujarat
Location of EMC
Village-Cherivi,
Satyavedu
mandal,Chittor
District
Village-Tunda,
Taluka- Mundra,
District-Kutch
Area (Acres)
Chief Promoter/SPV
Financial out lay
(Rs. in crore)
Project
Cost
GIA
94
Sri City Pvt. Ltd.
56.75
27.34
631.38
Mundra Solar Techno
park Private Limited
(MSTPL)
745.14
315.69
For further details please visit our website: http://deity.gov.in/esdm/itir and/or contact Shri Sanjay Kaul
(email: [email protected] )
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Policies / Schemes
Electronics Development Fund (EDF):
EDF has been set up as a “Fund of Funds” to participate in “Daughter Funds” which in turn will provide
risk capital to companies developing new technologies in the area of electronics, nano-electronics and
Information Technology (IT).
The EDF will create a vibrant ecosystem of innovation, research and development (R&D) with active
industry involvement. The policy provides a framework where the decision to support R&D is based on
market conditions and through industry professionals well versed with industry requirements. The
“Electronics Development Fund Policy” was approved by Cabinet on 10.12.2014, notified on 09.01.2015
and launched on 15.02.2016.
Government has appointed CANBANK Venture Capital Funds Ltd. (CVCFL) as Fund Manager of the
Electronics Development Fund. The EDF is now receiving requests from Venture Funds, Angel Funds and
Seed Funds in areas of electronics, IT and nano-electronics, which in-turn will provide risk capital to
electronics industry.
Status : Twelve Daughter funds has been approved for in-principle commitment of Rs. 510 crore from
EDF and four Daughter funds has been approved for final commitment of Rs. 179 crore. The cumulative
total corpus of these daughter funds is around Rs. 6800 crore.
For further details please visit our website: “http://deity.gov.in/esdm/edf” or contact Shri K. Baskaran,
MD, CVCFL, email : [email protected], Fax: +91-80- 25583909
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Policies / Schemes
Preference to Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEP) in Government
procurement:
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has notified on 23.12.2013 the policy
for providing preference to Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEP) in Government
procurement for its own use and not with a view to commercial resale.
The DMEPs are products manufactured by companies registered in India and engaged in manufacturing
in India and includes contract manufacturers, but excluding traders. Electronic products to be notified
under this policy shall meet the minimum 25% domestic value-addition in terms of Bill of Material (BoM)
from domestic manufacturers. The percentage of procurement to be made from DMEP shall not be less
than 30% of the total procurement value of that electronic product(s).
The policy is applicable to all Ministries / Departments (except Ministry of Defence) and their agencies
for electronic products in Government procurement for its own use and not with a view to commercial
resale. The policy is also applicable for procurement of electronic products made under all Centrally
Sponsored Schemes and grants made by Central Government. The revised policy guidelines have been
issued for providing preference to DMEP in Government procurement vide Notification No. 33(7)/2015IPHW dated 16.11.2015.
Nine generic electronic products, which are procured across sectors, viz., Desktop PCs, Laptop PCs,
Tablet PCs, Dot Matrix Printers, Smart Cards, LED Products, Biometric Access Control/ Authentication
Devices, Biometric Finger Print Sensors and Biometric Iris Sensors have been notified by the Department
of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) and 23 Telecommunications Products have been
notified by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in furtherance of the policy. Directorate
General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) has issued guidelines for implementing the policy in their rate
contract process.
Status: An Online Monitoring System “www.deity-pma.gov.in” has been operationalized w.e.f.
27.01.2015 for reporting by Ministries / Departments about the compliance of Policy. In this regard, User
Ids and Passwords to upload the report on the Online Portal have been communicated to Government
Departments.
As on 20.06.2016, fourteen Ministries/ Departments /Agencies have uploaded their compliance reports
on the aforesaid portal. So far, the Ministries / Departments have procured electronic products worth
Rs.396 crore complying with the Policy for providing preference to DMEPs in Government procurement.
For further details please visit our website: http://deity.gov.in/esdm/pma or contact Shri S K Marwaha,
Director, DeitY (email: [email protected] )
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Innovation Programme
Promoting Collaborative Industrial R&D Funding through GITA:
Background: To provide funding and support to Industry
and Academic institutions for doing collaborative
research, Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY) has
approved a proposal submitted by Global Innovation and
Technology Alliance (GITA). The project aims to promote
Innovation, IP, R&D and commercialization of products
etc. in the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing
(ESDM) sector by providing funding support to an
Industry, for doing collaborative research with an
Academic Institute in priority areas with a timeline of not
more than two years
Three priority areas viz. (a) Large Area Flexible Electronics, (b) Internet of Things (IOT) and
(c)
Technology for Internal Security are initially being supported by DeitY for funding. A maximum of 9 R&D
projects are to be funded under the scheme. The total funding of the project is Rs. 15.6 crore for a
period of two years.
The project envisages joint collaboration for bilateral industrial R&D and Request for Proposals (RFPs)
have been launched with South Korea, Finland, UK, Spain and Canada. The proposals aiming Innovation,
IP and commercialization of products in ESDM, conceptualized by Indian industries/ startups in joint
collaboration with industry partners in respective countries, were submitted under the scheme in India
through GITA and in respective countries through implementing partners of GITA. The jointly approved
proposals are being funded under the scheme with a cap of Rs. 1.5 crore per project.
The RFPs with South Korea, Finland and UK have been closed wherein four, seven and eleven project
proposals were received with the respective countries. One proposal each has been recommended
jointly for funding under India-Finland and India-UK call for proposals. The Request for Proposal for joint
R&D between India & Spain was closed on 17.06.2016 and evaluation of the proposals is ongoing.
The Request for Proposal under India-Canada joint collaborative industrial R&D program is currently
ongoing and will be closing on 31.08.2016. Interested participants from the industry in India dealing with
the above priority areas may apply under India-Canada joint industrial R&D Program and contact GITA
for identification of suitable industry partners in Canada. Details may be viewed on
http://deity.gov.in/content/gita.
Three more priority areas viz. Medical Electronics, Strategic Electronics and Micro Electronics
Mechanical Systems (MEMS) are proposed to be covered for funding under the scheme. The RFPs would
be re-launched with the above stated countries in due course of time.
For further details please visit our website: http://deity.gov.in/content/Gita and contact Dr. Nalin
Kumar Srivastava, Scientist-C, DeitY (email : [email protected]).
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Innovation Programmes
Electropreneur Park:
The Electropreneur Park, funded by Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY), is the first of its kind
Incubation Centre in India in the Electronic Systems Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) sector. It is
managed by Software Technology Park of India (STPI); other stakeholders include Delhi University as the
Academic Partner and India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA), being the Implementation
Agency. The Electropreneur Park will develop, promote, recruit, incubate, mentor and create
breakthrough innovations in the ESDM sector. It is equipped with state-of-art facilities to promote ESDM
innovation, R&D and create Indian IPs.
The Electropreneur Park at Delhi aims at supporting 50 start-ups working on electronics product design
and development and creating 5 global companies over a period of five years. The Electropreneur Park
engages in growth of selected start-ups to accelerate their product development. The initiative, with an
entrepreneurial and innovation focus, aligns with the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Start-up India’ missions of
Government of India.
Reception at Electropreneur Park
RF Lab of Electrpreneur Park
The Electropreneur Park has received 203 proposals from various researchers/ start-ups for initiation of
their developmental activities.
Electropreneur Park will also facilitate in promotion of the entrepreneurs at various marketing and
funding events and ensure the graduation of the entrepreneur to a self-sufficient electronics company.
The Park is already operational and is currently nurturing eight electronics hardware start-ups. These
start-ups work mainly in the areas of Power Electronics, Medical Electronics, Strategic Electronics, IOT
Wearables, Automobile Electronics and Education Sector. They shall be provided focused
entrepreneurship and technical training over a period of 12 to 18 months of incubation.
For further details please contact Shri Himanshu Shekhar, Manager Admi, Electropreneur Park, Phone:
91-8860940000, email: [email protected]
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Innovation Programme
DeitY-BIRAC Industry Innovation Programme on Medical Electronics (IIPME):
Industry Innovation Programme on Medical
Electronics (IIPME) is a collaborative project
between the Department of Electronics and
Information
Technology
(DeitY)
and
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance
Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology,
Ministry
of
Science and
Technology,
Government of India.
The project goal is to fund a portfolio of Indian led pilot projects targeting innovations in multidisciplinary areas comprising of electronics, engineering, medical devices, healthcare, software,
algorithms & information technology, to help medical electronics fraternity and to bring in fast pace
research and development in this area. The idea is to provide funding support to applicants for testing
their bold ideas, mentorship from various subject matter experts, networking platforms and an
opportunity to scale up their technology. Under this project support will be provided at Seed, Early
transition and transitions to scale stages.
Seed Grants- This is for funding the projects, which are at initial stages of product development cycle.
These awards do not require preliminary data and are meant to provide an opportunity to test
particularly bold ideas. A grant upto Rs. 50 lakhs for a period of 18 months can be provided in this
category.
Early Transition- This category is for projects which have established the proof of concept and require
incremental prototype innovations and validation. These awards are for small risk projects which are
at the early stages of translational research. A mix of grant & loan not exceeding INR 100 lakhs over
the period of 24 can be provided in this category.
Transition to Scale- The stage is for the projects which have already shown promising data on
establishing the Proof of Concept and has generated enough validation data, these awards require
demonstration of detailed preliminary data and are meant to provide an opportunity to develop,
refine, and rigorously test approaches that have previously shown promise in controlled or limited
settings. A mix of grant & loans for a period of 24 - 36 months is proposed. The project cost would be
matched equally by Government Funds and the industry.
The first call for proposals was announced in the month of June 2015 and fourteen projects have been
selected for funding. The programme has again invited proposals from 10.06.2016 and will be open
for acceptance till midnight of 10.03.2017. The focus areas of the programme are Imaging &
navigation, Technologies for chronic diseases, Convergence of medical device & bioinformatics and
increasing the outreach through medical electronics.
For further information, please visit BIRAC website at http://www.birac.nic.in
Dr.P.K.S.Sarma, Head Technical at [email protected]
and/or contact
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Innovation Programmes
Maker Village™, the Electronics Incubator in Kerala:
Maker Village is a joint venture of Department of Electronics and Information Technology(DeitY), and
Government of Kerala through KSUM (Kerala StartUp Mission), IIITM-K (the nodal agency, Indian
Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala) and Startup Village. Maker Village has a
simple objective: provide all facilities to nurture consumer electronics startups, as part of India’s thrust
into ESDM (Electronic System Design and Manufacturing). Focus: IoT, robotics and wearables.
The Facility and Equipment:
A 25,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility has been set up in the Technology Innovation Zone,
KINFRA Hi-Tech Park in Kalamassery, Cochin, Kerala. The facility will be equipped with Test and
measurement equipment, standard boards (eg. Arduino and Raspberry Pi), ECAD stations, Fab Lab with
3D printers and scanners. The medium-volume SMT (Surface-Mount Technology) manufacturing line,
run by a partner, is capable of industry-strength production of Printed Circuit Boards, and is a unique
strength of Maker Village.
The incubation process:
The entrepreneur can be engaged in two phases: pre-incubation (idea to proof of concept-3 months)
and incubation (concept to prototype-18 months). Later, they are eligible for seed funding, and can be
introduced to funds such as Electronics Development Fund and private early stage investors.
Selection, mentorship, advice, acceleration:
Potential candidates can apply at http://www.electronicsincubator.in and are selected after an
evaluation by an expert committee. Screening happens on a monthly basis. They are given technical and
business mentorship, and provided acceleration through marketing, legal, IPR and finance partners.
Status :
 Facility ready, some equipment arrived, others on order
 Four pre-incubatees on-boarded in June 2016, others in pipeline to be inducted
 Outreach to students, young professionals, subject matter experts, business mentors
For further details, Please visit http://www.makervillage.in or contact: Mr. Rohan Kalani, Director,
Operations, Electronics Incubator, Email: [email protected] , Mobile: 95670-90250
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Product
Specific
Initiatives
Innovation
Programmes
Incubation Centre (IC), IIT Patna:
The Incubation Centre(IC) at IIT Patna is focused on ESDM
with special focus on Medical Electronics. This IC is joint
collaboration of IIT Patna, Department of Electronics and
IT(DeitY) and Government of Bihar. The primary objective
of IC is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship with
the aim to identify, nurture and translate technological
ideas and innovation in the broad area of ESDM sector
with a focus in Medical Electronics i.e. Micro Electro
Mechanical Systems (MEMS: Lab on Chip), Low Cost
Medical Diagnostic System, Low Cost Ultrasound,
Electronic Device Reliability and Medical/Industrial X-ray
Tubes, Medical Telemedicine related Electronic products.
The overall project outlay for setting up the IC is Rs 47.10 crore. The project is planned to be
implemented through joint funding from DeitY (Rs 22.10 crore) and Government of Bihar (Rs.25 crore)
as matching Grant. This IC is being set up in area of 3000 square meters constructed space with state of
the art facilities designated for ESDM incubation.
This IC is expected to give an impetus to entrepreneurship amongst interested students, faculty and
external innovators. The total project duration to set up the Incubation Centre is 5 years; the IC aims to
incubate 10 ideas each years. In addition to state of art facilities for ESDM incubation, this IC will also
provide the following support services:
Business Mentoring: Guidance by Angels, Experienced & Successful CEOs and Industry Veterans on a
broad range of topics, including help in identifying suppliers, the appropriate location for the business,
pricing of the product, marketing, developing effective business process etc.
IPR Mentoring: Guidance by mentors on IPR Strategy to be followed by the incubatees, in co-ordination
with the larger overall strategy of the venture.
Support by Incubator Team: The Incubator team will provide complete support in terms of tracking the
progress of the venture, providing research support as and when required and also provide a complete
support system for lncubatees.
Identification and negotiation of strategic alliances: Help in development of strategic relationships with
key collaborators in related industries in order to increase market penetration, shorten the sales cycle,
or develop other strategic arrangements.
The IC is presently procuring the equipments and also looking for proposals from potential incubatees.
For further details please contact Shri Aditya Nataraja, Manager, IC (email: [email protected])
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Product Specific Initiatives
Promotion of indigenous manufacturing of Set Top Boxes (STBs):
Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has taken several steps to promote
indigenous manufacturing of STBs for Cable/ DTH TV, keeping in view the huge indigenous requirement
on account of roadmap for digitalization of the broadcast sector.
M/s. ByDesign India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore has successfully developed a Conditional Access System (CAS)
for Set Top Boxes (STBs) under a project funded by DeitY in November, 2015. The iCAS is available at a
price of USD 0.5 per license for all Operators and Set Top Box manufacturers in India for a period of
three years with free upgrades and feature enhancement, against market price of USD 4-5 per license
for other competing products. The number of iCAS embedded STBs has potential to grow fast and
provides a gainful opportunity for domestic STB manufacturers. More than 50,000 STBs with iCAS
licenses have already been deployed across the country.
To further facilitate the production of
STBs in the country, a reviw meeting was
held under the Chairmanship of Shri
Rajiv Bansal, Joint Secretary, DeitY on
24.06.2016. The meeting was attended
by the officials from Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting, DeitY and
members of the Consumer Electronics
and
Appliances
Manufacturers
Association (CEAMA). A presentation on
various steps taken by DeitY to promote
indigenous manufacturing of STBs and
the incentives available for setting up
STB manufacturing facility in India was
made during the meeting.
As per CEAMA, the domestically manufactured STBs in India has doubled in the year 2015-16 over the
previous year 2014-15 and has reached 9 Million units. It is estimated that in the year 2016-17, the
indigenous production of STBs will reach about 15 Million units.
For further details please contact Shri S K Marwaha, Director, DeitY (email: [email protected] ) /
Shri Bharat Arora, Scientist-‘B’, DeitY (email: [email protected]) or Shri Jayesh Dubey, Vice
President, M/s. ByDesign India Pvt. Ltd. (email: [email protected]).
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Special Feature
Mobile handsets manufacturing sector on a growth trajectory:
India has the second largest wireless network in the world. The country has witnessed a rise in
manufacture of mobile handsets during the past decade. Today, the value share of mobile handset
industry over the total ESDM (Electronics System Design and Manufacturing) segment in India is
estimated at 35% - 40%, which makes mobile handsets’ industry as the largest ESDM vertical. Globally,
out of a total $ 2 trillion ESDM industry, the mobile handset vertical occupies approx. $ 450 billion, which
makes it as the largest ESDM sector.
Manufacturing of mobile handset essentially consists of assembly of various sub-assemblies, primarily,
(i) Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly (PCBA), (ii) Charger/Adapter, (iii) Battery, (iv) Mechanics, (v)
Electro-Mechanics (vi) Wired Headsets, (vii) Camera Module and (viii) Display Module. In the budget
2015-16, the government announced differential duty dispensation in favor of domestic mobile handset
manufacturers vis-a-vis imports. As a next step, in the Budget 2016-17, the excise duty differential has
been extended to the following components/ accessory of mobile handsets: (i) Charger / Adapter, (ii)
Battery and (iii) Wired Headsets. These are being charged excise duty of 2% (without input tax credit)
and 12.5% with input tax credit, while CVD on imports is 12.5%. Further, inputs; parts; components and subparts for manufacture of these goods have been exempted from Basic Customs Duty (BCD), Excise duty/
Countervailing Duty (CVD) and Special Additional Duty of Customs (SAD). This differential excise duty
dispensation is proposed to be extended to Mechanics in 2017; thereafter to PCBA, Electro-Mechanics
and Camera Module in 2018 and finally to Display Module in 2019.
In 2015-16, mobile handset production reached approximately Rs.54,000 crore compared to Rs.18,900
crore in 2014-15, a growth of approximately 185% in value terms. Mobile handset production in volume
terms also witnessed a growth of approximately 85% in 2015-16 and was 11 crore units, compared to
production of 6 crore units in 2014-15.
All major brands (both foreign and Indian) either have already set up their own manufacturing facilities
or are in the process of doing so or have sub-contracted manufacturing to EMS companies operating
from India. Over 30 new manufacturing units have come up with a manufacturing capacity of 20.3
million units per month and providing employment to more than 40,000 persons. These units are
located at, Hyderabad, Jammu, Baddi-HP, Medchal-Telangana, Greater Noida-UP, West Bengal,
Aurangabad-Maharashtra, Sriperumbudur-TN, Rudarpur & Haridwar-Uttarakhand, Delhi, Kotdwar-UP,
Shahibabad-UP, Kundli & Bawal-Haryana.
The total investments made by these companies to set up manufacturing capacities is estimated to be in
the range of Rs.400 to 450 crore. Considering the unprecedented growth witnessed in this sector during
the past one year, it may only a matter of time before India truly becomes the global manufacturing hub
for mobile handsets, its parts, components and accessories.
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Forth coming Events
BRICS Meeting:
The second BRICS Telecommunications Ministers Meeting is scheduled to be held from 05.10.2016 to
07.10.2016 at Bengaluru, India. This meeting aims to strengthen the ongoing dialogue and provide a
platform for exchange of views between ICT Ministers from BRICS members on emerging issues and
Digital Economy.
BRICS platform can also be used as a forum to sharing expertise and experiences with regard to ICT
usage in governance, financial inclusion, transparent mechanisms for subsidy disbursement, ecommerce, open government, elimination of digital divide, broadband reach to last mile and capacity
building.
This meet envisages a B2B meeting on 05.10.2016 and ICT BRICS Working Group meeting on 06.10.2016
and BRICS Telecommunications Ministers Meeting on 07.10.2016.
For further details, please contact Dr. A.K.Garg, Director, DeitY (email: [email protected])
Medical Electronics Conference:
DeitY is organizing a 2 day conference focusing on Medical Electronics at IIT-Bombay, Mumbai from
22.09.2016 to 23.09.2016. The event will focus on the crucial role of Electronics in the field of Medical
applications. The event is planned to be conducted for encouraging indigenous manufacturing of
electronics products in the field of Medical/Health care.
For further details, please contact
[email protected] )
Mr. Prafulla
Kumar,
Senior Director,
DeitY
(email:
India International Trade Fair:
The India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is organizing the 36th edition of the India International
Trade Fair (IITF-2016) from 14.11.2016 to 27.11.2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. ITPO has chosen
“Digital India” as the theme in this edition of IITF. The objective behind setting up the Digital India theme
pavilion is to focus on the various programs/products/services being projected under the Digital India
Program.
DeitY will be setting up a Digital India pavilion during the event. DeitY’s organizations such as NIC, STPI,
CDAC, NIELIT, NIXI, CMET, ERNET, SAMEER will use this platform to showcase the initiatives and
achievements under the Digital India Programme. State Governments, UTs and other Government
Departments will also participate during the event. In addition, participation from other countries, trade
& business organizations across the globe are expected apart.
The first week of the trade fair is open only for business/trade visitors, which includes Senior
Representatives/CEOs from global industry, senior state representatives and global buyers and sellers.
The second week of the trade fair is open for general visitors.
For further details, please contact Ms. Barnali Mukherjee, NeGD, DeitY (email: [email protected] )
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Sh. Rajiv Bansal, Joint Secretary, DeitY
Dr. Debashis Dutta, Group Coordinator, DeitY
Sh. Akhila Chandra Jha, DDG, DGFT
Sh. S.K. Marwaha, Director, DeitY
Sh. Deepak Sharma, Director, DeitY
Sh. G. Prasad, Scientist E, MNRE
Dr. R. C. Chopra, Sr. Advisor, CII
Sh. N Samaya Balan, Scientist D, DeitY
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