Make in India Initiative for Electronic Products - Promoting Sustainability in Electronics Sector

• Class-I Local Supplier - A supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content equal to or more than 50%.
• Class-II Local Supplier - A supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content more than 20% but less than 50%.
• Non-Local Supplier - A supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content less than or equal to 20%.
• Under the PPP-MII Order -
  1. Only Class-I Local Suppliers and Class-II Local Suppliers are eligible to bid for the procurement of goods, services, or works.
  2. For procurement with an estimated value less than ₹200 crore, only these two categories are considered, further strengthening the Make in India initiative.

The Make in India initiative scheme incentivizes domestic suppliers to enhance local content in their offerings and contributes to the growth of India’s manufacturing ecosystem.

The Make in India initiative has drastically improved the sectors of electronics manufacturing paving way for innovation and advancing manufacturing capabilities. Through lowering dependence on imports, the Make in India scheme encourages exports and employment and provides a solid base for making India an electronics hub. Policies under the Make in India program include the PLI Scheme, EMC Scheme, SPECS and more are integral to helping local industries and incorporating new technologies. Nevertheless, issues such as import dependency, underdeveloped infrastructure, skill development of human resources, and competition from the global players are a setback. Continued and determined efforts needed in Make in India can take the electronics industries to higher levels, for building a robust and sustainable manufacturing ecosystem.