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National Policy on Electronics (NPE), 2019

The National Policy on Electronics 2019, approved by the Union Cabinet, set a target of achieving a turnover of USD 400 billion in India's Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector by 2025 through domestic manufacturing and exports, including a target of producing 1 billion mobile handsets by 2025 (valued at USD 190 billion), of which 600 million handsets (USD 110 billion) were targeted for export.

Key details

Approved: February 2019; target: USD 400 billion ESDM turnover by 2025
Mobile handset sub-target: 1 billion units produced, 600 million exported, by 2025
NPE 2019 provided the policy umbrella under which subsequent schemes (PLI-LSEM, SPECS, and now MPMS) were designed as implementation instruments

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● Tracked since July 15, 2026 · last seen August 22, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes

22 Aug '26

Govt launches 62,500 Cr ‘Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme’, aims strong Indian brand by 2027

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22 Aug '26

Govt notifies Rs 62,500-crore mobile scheme, expects Apple to expand India manufacturing beyond iPhones

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15 Jul '26

Cabinet clears new Rs 62,500 crore mobile manufacturing scheme, Indian-brand phones to get fresh push

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