In November 2025, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced that the Government of India (GoI) has approved 17 new projects with a total investment of around Rs 7,172 crore as part of 2nd tranche under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), aimed to boost the production of electronic goods and their component within the country.
- The announcement of these projects were made during an event titled Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme “The Foundation for a Globally Competitive Electronics Value Chain”, hosted by India Cellular Electronics Association (ICEA) in New Delhi, Delhi.
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- What? Approval of 2nd tranche of Projects under ECMS
- Total Projects Approved: 17
- Investment: Rs 7,172 crore
- Announced by: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, MeitY
- Where? New Delhi, Delhi
- Total Projects Approved under ECMS: 24 (Till November 17, 2025)
- ECM Units in States: Karnataka (5), Maharashtra (3), TN(3), and AP(1), Goa (1), Gujarat (1), J&K (1), UP(1) and MP (1)
- Components Covered: camera modules, connectors, oscillators, enclosures, multi-Layer PCBs
- India’s 1st Optical Transceiver facilities: Gujarat (Jabil Circuit India Private Limited) and TN (Zetchem Supply Chain Services Private Limited)
- Other Launches :India’s 1st-Gen IP-powered Silicon Chip ‘ARKA-GKT1’
- Co-developed by: Cyient semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Azimuth AI.
Background:
Total ECMS Approval: With this announcement, the GoI has now approved a total of 24 projects worth Rs 12,704 crore out of 249 projects (with expected investment of Rs 1.15 lakh crore) under ECMS.
First Tranche Details: Out of these 24 projects, 7 were approved as part of 1st tranche under ECMS in October 2025, with total investment of Rs 5,532 crore.
Key Details of Approved Projects :
Expected Outcome: These newly approved projects are expected to lead the production of components worth Rs 65,111 crore and generate 11,808 direct job opportunities.
State-wise Distribution of Projects: As per the MeitY, the new approved units will be established across 9 States and Union Territory (UT) namely, Karnataka (5), Maharashtra (3), Tamil Nadu (3), and remaining 6 units i.e. one each in Andhra Pradesh (AP), Goa , Gujarat , Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) .
Key Components: Under the 2nd tranche of ECMS, projects approved will manufacture various type electronic components such as: camera modules, connectors, oscillators, enclosures, out of these target production components, Multi-Layer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are expected to draw highest investment i.e. worth Rs 3,183 crore.
- These components are widely used in key sectors like: smartphones, Information Technology (IT) hardware, wearables, telecom, Electric Vehicles (EVs), industrial electronics, defence, medical electronics, and Renewable Energy (RE).
Manufacturing Units: India’s 1st ever Optical Transceiver (SFP) manufacturing facilities will be set up by Jabil Circuit India Private Limited and Zetchem Supply Chain Services Private Limited in Gujarat and TN, respectively;
- Rakon India Private Limited will establish manufacturing unit for Oscillators used mainly for precise timing applications in communication devices, computers, and industrial electronics;
- Aeques Consumer Products Private Limited will produce enclosures used for laptops, and smartwatches;
- ASUX Safety Components India Private Limited, Uno Minda Limited, and Syrma Mobility Private Limited will setup three manufacturing facilities for camera modules ;
- TE Connectivity India Private Limited will produce connectors basically used for electronic applications;
- Multi-layer PCB units will be established by 9 companies: Hi-Q Electronics Private Limited, Secure Circuits Limited, Zeftab India Private Limited, Sierra Circuits (India) Private Limited, Meena Electrotech Private Limited, AT&S India Private Limited, Micropack Private Limited, and Infopower Technologies Private Limited.
- Out of these 9 companies, Meena Electrotech will set up the multi-layer PCB unit in Jammu (J&K), which will be the 1st such project approved in UT under ECMS.
Key Projection: As per MeitY, India’s electronic sector is expected to reach USD 500 billion in manufacturing value by 2030-31.
Launch of India’s 1st-Gen IP-powered Silicon Chip ‘ARKA-GKT1’:
Launches: During the event, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has also launched ‘ARKA-GKT1’, India’s 1st Generation (Gen.) Intelligent Power (IP) platform-on-a-chip, designed for high efficiency edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and smart energy applications.
- This marks a major milestone in India’s strides towards self-reliance (Aatmanirbharta) and underscores its ambitions to emerge as a global hub for semiconductor design and tech innovation.
Developed by: This newly launched chip was developed by Cyient semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Azimuth AI.
Design: This new chip is built on Azimuth’s Software-Defined Silicon architecture, integrated with Cyient Semiconductors’ mixed-signal power, and lower energy Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) expertise.
Significance: The platform-on-a-Chip Silicon Chip (SoC) combines advanced computing methods, hardware accelerators, power-efficient design and secure sensing into a single chip, providing up to 10 times better performance while reducing cost and complexity.
Applications: It supports smart utilities, smart cities, batteries, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), reflecting India’s transition toward a product-driven, high performance semiconductor ecosystem.
About Ministry of Electronic and IT (MeitY):
Union Minister- Ashwini Vaishnaw (Rajya Sabha- Odisha)
Minister of State (MoS)- Jitin Prasada(Constituency- Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, UP)
