Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) Industry in India

India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem is gaining global scale, with exports reaching Rs. 4.24 lakh crore in FY26, mobile phone exports expanding sharply and rising female participation supporting employment and domestic manufacturing.

The Government has adopted a comprehensive semiconductor talent development strategy, training over 100,000 engineers and 68,000 chip design professionals, while Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of US$ 13.56 billion will further strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem.

The Electronics Development Fund has backed 128 startups across the ESDM and IT sectors with US$ 139.23 million in investments, with Karnataka emerging as the leading beneficiary under the fund's Daughter Fund model.

The Government has approved two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters at Manallur and Pillapaikkam in Tamil Nadu, with a combined investment of US$ 105 million, aimed at strengthening the state's electronics supply chain and advancing India's self-reliance in electronics production.

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 seeks to strengthen the country’s semiconductor value chain through investments in chip design, fabrication, advanced packaging, research and talent development, while expanding domestic electronics manufacturing capabilities.