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India Targets Completely Homegrown Smartphones Within Two Years
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News18•07-10-2026, 16:00
India Targets Completely Homegrown Smartphones Within Two Years
- •The Indian government is preparing a roadmap to introduce fully indigenous smartphones designed, built, and branded in the country within two years.
- •The Ministry of Electronics and IT aims for completely homegrown phones by 2028, with policy guidelines expected within 30 days.
- •The initiative builds on a Rs. 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme offering sales and local design incentives for Indian-owned brands.
- •Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that three Indian companies are in talks to join the scheme, potentially bringing back a local brand next year.
- •Challenges remain, including the extreme difficulty of manufacturing chips locally and competing against dominant Samsung, Apple, and Chinese brands.
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The Indian government is preparing a roadmap to introduce fully indigenous mobile phones, designed and built entirely in the country, within two years by 2028, with policy guidelines expected within 30 days and potential brands emerging as early as next year.
The Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme offers manufacturers incentives ranging from 2.25% to 5% on eligible sales, an extra 1.5% for domestic component sourcing, and a 3% to 3.5% additional incentive for product design and research to build Indian-owned brands.
To qualify for the scheme's incentives, a company must be at least 51% owned by Indian citizens and possess the core design rights for its manufactured mobile phones.
