New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- After clearing seven projects worth Rs.5,532 crore under the electronics component manufacturing scheme, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said India's next focus will be on designing and manufacturing the equipment and materials used in electronics production-a move aimed at building a fully integrated ecosystem.

"We began with manufacturing finished products in India. This helped us build scale and skills. Next, we moved to modules and components. We are working on designing and manufacturing equipment used in electronics production. Next, we will go for manufacturing materials used in electronics production," Vaishnaw told The Financial Express.

He said that for the semiconductor ecosystem, glob...