New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) received an overwhelming response, with investment proposals exceeding Rs.1.15 trillion from 249 applicants.

However, the tough act starts now to make India globally competitive in electronics component manufacturing, an area where it has limited expertise and lacks the global-scale factories to rival those of countries such as China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Taiwan.

Mint examines whether this scheme can be a game-changer.

India relies heavily on imported electronic components, such as multi-layer printed circuit boards, TV display modules, camera modules, sensors, connectors, and relays, resulting in the assembly of finished electronic products rather than the g...