Noida, Aug. 30 -- Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday inaugurated India's First Manufacturing Plant for Tempered Glass, 'Optiemus Infracom Limited' in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister stated that India has been importing tempered glass for phones, but with the inauguration of this new plant, the country will manufacture about 2.5 crore tempered glasses.

He further credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' program for increased electronics manufacturing in the country in the last 11 years.

Union Minister Vaishnaw said, "Under the Make in India program of PM Narendra Modi, electronics manufacturing in the country has increased extensively in the last 11 years. ...