Will support iPhone manufacturing, awaiting formal proposal: Suresh Prabhu

Apple does not manufacture devices on its own but gets the job done through contract manufacturers

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Centre will support iPhone maker Apple to set up manufacturing unit in the country and is awaiting a formal proposal from them.

"Let us get a good proposal from them...We will be very happy to receive Apple, one of the top brands in the world. We are willing to find out if there is any difficulty they may face. We will be more than happy to resolve that difficulty.

So we will await a formal proposal," Prabhu told PTI in an interview.

He also said that the Centre is