India, July 31 -- The Centre has extended the application window deadline for the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) till September 30.

Earlier, the deadline to submit applications under ECMS was July 31, 2025.

A notification by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said that the amendment was issued with the approval of IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Notably, the Centre has already received proposals worth INR 7,500 Cr to INR 8,000 Cr under the ECMS scheme.

Earlier, several reports suggested that the ministry is likely to approve projects under the INR 22,919 Cr scheme by August-September.

The union cabinet approved this scheme on March 28, to focus on non semiconductor electronics components. ...