Samsung Preparing to Start Laptop Production in India, Result of Import Ban of Government, Apple

South Korean consumer electronics company Samsung has prepared to increase manufacturing in India. The company’s smartphones are already being produced in the country. Samsung may also manufacture laptops in its factory in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh from next month. This will give a boost to the Make in India scheme of the Central Government. Under this scheme, incentives are given for electronics manufacturing.

A media Report According to the report, Samsung is preparing to set up a new laptop manufacturing unit in its Greater Noida factory which produces smartphones. This unit will have the capacity to manufacture 60,000-70,000 laptops annually. This report quoted a source as saying that this unit will be started next month. Last month, the government had imposed licensing conditions for the import of personal computers, laptops and tablets. Its aim is to increase manufacturing in the country. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar had said that the new rule will ensure that reliable systems and products are used in the country.

A few months ago, the government approved the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 2.0 with an incentive of Rs 17,000 crore to promote the manufacturing of IT hardware like laptops and tablets in the country. This is expected to produce products like personal computers, servers, laptops and tablets worth about Rs 3.35 crore in six years.

Apple, the American company that makes iPhones and has a large share in the premium smartphone market, has planned to increase manufacturing in India. The company has prepared to shift a large part of its manufacturing in China to India. Recently, Apple also opened two retail stores in India. These stores are getting a good response. A large number of Apple’s suppliers are in China and the company is planning to reduce its dependence on China. Apple started manufacturing iPhones in the country in 2017. The company’s iPhone 15 series smartphones, launched earlier this month, are also being produced in the country.