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Strong policies needed for Make in India in electronics: Karnataka minister

Says India need to encourage global electronic makers to set up units

LITTLE PROGRESS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with members of his cabinet at the launch of Make in India in 2014. For all the hoopla, there is precious little to show for the initiative. Prospects for manufacturing growth are not rosy
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LITTLE PROGRESS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with members of his cabinet at the launch of Make in India in 2014. For all the hoopla, there is precious little to show for the initiative. Prospects for manufacturing growth are not rosy

Alnoor Peermohamed Bengaluru
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge says the Centre is shooting itself in the foot by not being flexible enough when it comes to framing policies for attracting high-end electronics manufacturers such as Apple to the country.

The ‘Make in India’ plan needs strong policies in place to work but the government needs to first ensure that an ecosystem is built in the country. For this, it should relax the local component sourcing norms for manufacturers for at least the first few years.

“I understand that all the components cannot be manufactured here right away. You need to start somewhere but