THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, August 21: India has achieved a landmark shift in global manufacturing by surpassing China in smartphone exports to the United States, according to data from research firm Canalys cited by the Press Information Bureau.
In the April–June quarter of 2025, Made-in-India smartphones accounted for 44 per cent of US imports, a remarkable leap from 13 per cent a year earlier. In contrast, China’s share fell sharply from 61 per cent to just 25 per cent in the same period.
Policy Push Driving Transformation
This turning point reflects a decade-long overhaul of India’s electronics sector, driven largely by initiatives such as Make in India and the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. These policies have helped position India as a serious manufacturing hub in areas where it was once considered insignificant.
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The Ministry of Electronics and IT recently detailed the scale of the transformation, noting that mobile phone production soared from just ₹18,000 crore in 2014–15 to ₹5.45 lakh crore in 2024–25. Exports grew even more dramatically, jumping from ₹1,500 crore to ₹2 lakh crore — a staggering 127-fold increase.
Electronics Industry Growth Story
The broader electronics industry followed a similar trajectory. Total production rose from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014–15 to ₹11.3 lakh crore in 2024–25, nearly a sixfold rise. Over the same decade, exports of electronics expanded from ₹38,000 crore to ₹3.27 lakh crore.
Reduced Import Dependency
The mobile manufacturing ecosystem also multiplied rapidly, growing from just two units in 2014–15 to about 300 by 2024–25. This surge has drastically reduced India’s dependence on imported phones, which once made up 75 per cent of domestic demand. By 2024–25, imported devices accounted for a negligible 0.02 per cent.
