‘Have requested Chinese corporations to boost exports from India; no plans to ban their telephones’: Centre

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The authorities has requested Chinese cellular corporations to extend their exports from India and there’s no proposal to ban the sale of handsets under Rs 12,000 made by such companies, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar mentioned on Monday.

The Minister of State for Electronics and IT additionally mentioned that Indian corporations even have a job to play within the nation’s digital ecosystem however it doesn’t imply the exclusion of overseas manufacturers.

“Only subject that we’ve raised and performed very transparently with a few of the Chinese manufacturers is that we’ve mentioned that our expectation is that they’ll do extra exports.

“Their supply chain, specially components supply chain, need to be more transparent and much more open. (On) the other narrative about crowding them out from a particular segment (sub-Rs 12,000) of the market, we don’t have any proposal and I am not sure where it came from,” Chandrasekhar mentioned.

He was responding to a query on a reported plan of the federal government to bar Chinese corporations from promoting sub-Rs 12,000 cell phones.

While releasing a report ready by ICRIER in collaboration with business physique ICEA on rising home worth addition, the minister mentioned the federal government is seeking to attain USD 300 billion-electronics manufacturing and exports of USD 120 billion by 2025-26.

The current manufacturing is estimated to be round USD 76 billion.

“In our scheme of things, there is space for Indian brands. In our electronics supply chain, Indian brands, Indian entrepreneurs also have a role to play.”

“It is not about exclusion of foreign suppliers or foreign brands but we believe that it is our policy and the government of India’s obligatory duty to build Indian brands,” the minister mentioned.

He additionally mentioned that wherever the federal government feels there may be crowding out of Indian manufacturers on account of unfair commerce practices, “we would like to intervene and make sure that those issues are resolved”.

Chandrasekhar mentioned the business has submitted its report on necessities for rising home worth addition which will likely be thought of for taking applicable steps.

“The postulation in this report is that we must export aggressively to reach the scale, in addition to the domestic production, supply and consumption. Exports are very important to get the scale of other economies that are competing with us. That export will create a knockdown effect of creating the supply chain investments that in turn will increase value addition,” he added.

The report has steered a number of measures to extend exports, together with promotion of bilateral and regional free commerce agreements, ease of doing enterprise and reducing of regulatory burden and value of transportation.

NEW DELHI: The authorities has requested Chinese cellular corporations to extend their exports from India and there’s no proposal to ban the sale of handsets under Rs 12,000 made by such companies, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar mentioned on Monday.

The Minister of State for Electronics and IT additionally mentioned that Indian corporations even have a job to play within the nation’s digital ecosystem however it doesn’t imply the exclusion of overseas manufacturers.

“Only subject that we’ve raised and performed very transparently with a few of the Chinese manufacturers is that we’ve mentioned that our expectation is that they’ll do extra exports.

“Their supply chain, specially components supply chain, need to be more transparent and much more open. (On) the other narrative about crowding them out from a particular segment (sub-Rs 12,000) of the market, we don’t have any proposal and I am not sure where it came from,” Chandrasekhar mentioned.

He was responding to a query on a reported plan of the federal government to bar Chinese corporations from promoting sub-Rs 12,000 cell phones.

While releasing a report ready by ICRIER in collaboration with business physique ICEA on rising home worth addition, the minister mentioned the federal government is seeking to attain USD 300 billion-electronics manufacturing and exports of USD 120 billion by 2025-26.

The current manufacturing is estimated to be round USD 76 billion.

“In our scheme of things, there is space for Indian brands. In our electronics supply chain, Indian brands, Indian entrepreneurs also have a role to play.”

“It is not about exclusion of foreign suppliers or foreign brands but we believe that it is our policy and the government of India’s obligatory duty to build Indian brands,” the minister mentioned.

He additionally mentioned that wherever the federal government feels there may be crowding out of Indian manufacturers on account of unfair commerce practices, “we would like to intervene and make sure that those issues are resolved”.

Chandrasekhar mentioned the business has submitted its report on necessities for rising home worth addition which will likely be thought of for taking applicable steps.

“The postulation in this report is that we must export aggressively to reach the scale, in addition to the domestic production, supply and consumption. Exports are very important to get the scale of other economies that are competing with us. That export will create a knockdown effect of creating the supply chain investments that in turn will increase value addition,” he added.

The report has steered a number of measures to extend exports, together with promotion of bilateral and regional free commerce agreements, ease of doing enterprise and reducing of regulatory burden and value of transportation.