India, Nov. 18 -- The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on Monday cleared 17 projects, with a cumulative investment of Rs.7,172 crore, in the second tranche of approvals under a scheme that aims to boost the production of electronic goods within the country.

The 17 projects approved under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) will set up manufacturing units across nine states and union territories -five in Karnataka, three each in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, and one each in Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Goa.

An IT ministry official had told HT that the government plans to announce new projects under ECMS every fortnight. The first tranche with seven projects wa...