Ravi Shankar Prasad asks Apple, Samsung to help us become e-export hub

He said his ministry and NITI Aayog would in the next two to three months work with them on incentives for the sector

IPhone maker Apple and South Korean electronics giant Samsung should work with Indian companies to ensure this country becomes a hub of export for electronics, said Ravi Shankar Prasad, minister for this sector and for information technology. 

He suggested Apple expand its manufacturing base in India and use the country as an export hub. 

At a long meeting with top executives from the industry, Prasad heard them on various issues and said his ministry and NITI Aayog would in the next two to three months work with them on incentives for the sector. 

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