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Up to date: Aug 13, 2026 15:09 IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): India’s electronics exports have surged over 11-fold to Rs 4.24 lakh crore in FY2025-26, with girls comprising practically 30 per cent of the workforce within the electronics manufacturing ecosystem, as per the info shared by the federal government.
Based on the discharge, India’s digital economic system now accounts for as much as 14 per cent of GDP, as flagship initiatives, resembling Manufacturing Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Electronics Parts Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0), have bolstered India’s home manufacturing.
“Digital items have now turn out to be India’s third-largest export class, with exports reaching USD 47.96 billion in FY 2025,” it stated including, “Electronics exports grew from Rs 38,000 crore to Rs 4.24 lakh crore,” in the identical interval.
Sharing the important thing milestone, the report highlighted, India has emerged because the world’s second-largest cell phone producer, with cellphones rising from the 153rd-largest export merchandise in FY 2014-15 to India’s largest export product in FY 2025-26.
“Manufacturing rose from Rs 18,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 6.27 lakh crore in 2025-26,” the discharge stated.
On the similar time, India’s cell phone exports have surged 165-fold, rising from Rs 1,500 crore to Rs 2.59 lakh crore over the interval. The sector has additionally generated 12 lakh jobs, with girls accounting for practically 70 per cent of the workforce in cell manufacturing.
The discharge additional highlighted, India’s digital connectivity has expanded considerably, with web subscribers greater than quadrupling from 25.15 crore in 2014 to over 109.2 crore by March 2026. On the similar time, wi-fi information prices have fallen sharply from Rs 308 per GB in 2014 to Rs 7.51 per GB in 2026, making digital companies extra reasonably priced.
“Common cell broadband obtain pace has elevated from 13.67 Mbps in March 2022 to 132.00 Mbps in December 2025 as per Ookla’s world speedtest index,” it stated.
Moreover, 5G companies can be found in 99.9 per cent of districts throughout States and Union Territories, with the variety of 5G Base Transceiver Stations reaching 5.63 lakh in June 2026. Rural connectivity has additionally expanded, with 6.31 lakh villages now coated by 4G companies via BSNL and different telecom operators. (ANI)
