Electronics Manufacturing Employs 2.5 Million in India, Says Union Minister Vaishnaw
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that electronics manufacturing in India employs 25 lakh people, with mobile manufacturing accounting for 12 lakh of those jobs. He shared these statistics in a social media post while fact-checking and rejecting a news report. Vaishnaw also highlighted that the government has paid 19,000 crore rupees in incentives under the Mobile Production Linked Incentive scheme, alongside direct tax collections of 25,000 crore rupees and GST collections of 3 lakh crore rupees. This information underscores the significant impact of the electronics sector on employment and government revenue in the country.
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