Discusses opportunities for manufacturing in India and making India a worldwide competitive manufacturing power hub
28th July 2021, New Delhi: The Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, today held a virtual meeting with senior leaders of MAIT, the apex body representing India's ICT sector, aimed at discussing opportunities for manufacturing and R&D in India and making India a worldwide competitive manufacturing power hub.
As the
Government of India endeavours to make India a hub of Manufacturing with
programs like "Make in India", it also has set foot on the path of
achieving desired results for the industry including "Ease of Doing
Business" making electronics a bankable industry. In this regard, MAIT,
along with other industry leaders, discussed ways to accelerate demand generation,
create hubs for electronics, repair & calibration operations, inward and
outward processing, building a component manufacturing base in India, and enablement
of PLI to grow exports and make it a success.
Mr. Nitin
Kunkolienker, President, MAIT, said, "We are thankful to
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar for the productive discussion and his commitment to connect
and support the industry. There has been an exponential progression of electronics
and telecom industry in India, catering to the ever-growing requirements
globally. This sector can benefit the most from the key initiatives undertaken
by the Government such as 'Make in India', 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and 'Ease of
doing business'. Hence, it is essential to revive the economy by undertaking
major reforms, and efforts shall be made to give importance to the new sectors/
industries for the economic development of the country".
Mr. George
Paul, CEO, MAIT, said, “MAIT is committed to working with the Government
in building a better future and promoting local manufacturing of electronics
goods and boost India's participation in the global value chain".
The
meeting was also attended by Shri Saurabh Gaur IAS, Joint Secretary, MeitY.
The meeting was attended by senior leaders of MAIT like Mr. Rajkumar Rishi, Vice-President MAIT, and MD (CSB) of Dell India; and industry captains Mr. Manish Sharma, President & CEO Panasonic, Mr. Prakash Mallya, MD SEA Intel, Mr. Murali Krishnan B, COO, Xiaomi, Mr. Raj Sahu, Director Strategy & Public Policy Samsung, Mr. Ambrish Bakaya, Director Govt. Affairs APAC HPE, Mr. Sudhir Goel, COO, Acer, Mr. Amrit Jiwan, Head Legal Canon, Mr. Nitin Garg, Director Integrated Operations Lenovo, Mr. Arijit Sen, Vice President Govt. Affairs VIVO, Mr. Sanjay Lodha, CEO Netweb Technologies, Ms. Ashita Gupta, COO Smile Electronics, Mr. H Nagaraj, CEO Velankani Electronics, and others.
About MAIT
MAIT is the
apex body representing the ICT and electronics manufacturing sector for India.
MAIT is recognized by both the Government, as well as the industry for its role
in the growth and development of the IT Hardware industry.
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