India’s EMS Industry Booms with Government’s 'Make in India' Push

By Lipika Agarwal
05 Jun 2025
Business

India's Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry is experiencing rapid expansion as part of the government's “Make in India” push. EMS companies help produce electronic products like phones, televisions, computers and other gadgets – creating jobs throughout India's economy in this process. This industry is now an integral component of India's economic landscape.

What Is Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)?

Electronics Manufacturing Services, or EMS companies in India for that matter, provide companies that build and assemble electronic products for other brands – for instance, many popular smartphones made by major smartphone brands are, in fact, constructed and made by an EMS provider in India instead.

How the “Make in India” Program Benefits

In 2014, India's government initiated the “Make in India” initiative to stimulate domestic manufacturing by increasing local production, decreasing imports and creating jobs locally. One area that has significantly benefited is the EMS industry, which received special schemes like PLI (Production-Linked Incentive), tax reliefs and more straightforward rules from this government initiative.

India Has Experienced Massive Mobile Manufacturing

India is now the second-largest mobile phone producer globally. Brands like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and more produce their phones through electronics manufacturing services companies located there – this includes Foxconn, Wistron and Dixon Technologies that have established factories there as well.

Job Creation and Skill Development

As more factories open, thousands of jobs are being created. Additionally, the industry is helping train people with technical expertise for better employment prospects, giving young people better job prospects than before.

India's EMS Industry Sees Bright Future

With rising global demand and government support, India's EMS industry is projected to experience further expansion. Many global companies now view India as an established manufacturing base that they can rely on. Some of the most relevant proofs that backs India’s bright future in electronics manufacturing are:

The Union Cabinet approved a ₹25,000 crore (~$3 billion) PLI scheme focused on boosting local production of critical electronic components—batteries, camera modules, PCBs, displays—driven by the Ministry of Electronics & IT in late March 2025.
The upcoming HCL–Foxconn semiconductor facility in Noida has received Cabinet approval, with a ₹3,700 crore investment to produce display-driver chips—creating ~2,000 direct jobs.
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Tata Electronics recently signed an MoU to co-develop indigenous semiconductor solutions.
Andhra Pradesh offers 50% capex (capital expenditure) support to electronics component makers.

Conclusion

The convergence of massive PLI incentives, state-level support, semiconductor fabs, global supply chain shifts, and local demand has pushed India’s EMS industry into an unprecedented growth trajectory. It’s rapidly transitioning from a regional player to a global EMS powerhouse.