India Now Makes Over 99 Percent of Mobile Phones Used in the Country

India now makes over 99 percent of mobile phones locally.

The Make in India push has transformed smartphone manufacturing.

The government has announced a 62500 crore rupee manufacturing scheme.

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India’s smartphone manufacturing industry has undergone a major change over the past decade. The country, which once depended heavily on imported mobile phones, is now producing almost all of the devices sold for domestic use.

According to figures cited by Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, India manufactured around 320 million mobile phones last year. That translates to roughly 32 crore devices produced within the country.

The shift has also changed India’s position in the global mobile manufacturing industry. India is now described by the government as the world’s second largest mobile phone manufacturing country, while domestic production has become an important part of the country’s electronics sector.

The export market is showing a similar change. Smartphones became India’s largest exported product category in 2025, moving ahead of several traditionally important export segments. The development highlights how quickly mobile manufacturing has grown from a largely import dependent market into a major export industry.

Government data cited by the minister puts the share of mobile phones made in India and used within the country at 99.2 percent. Ten years ago, the situation was very different, with India relying heavily on imports to meet its mobile phone demand.

The government now wants to take the manufacturing industry to another level. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has announced the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme, with a proposed budget of 62500 crore rupees.

The scheme is aimed at expanding large scale production and increasing domestic value addition. It is also designed to strengthen the supply chain inside India, improve manufacturing capacity and help Indian companies compete more effectively in international markets.

The new initiative could be particularly important for Indian owned smartphone brands and local component manufacturers. A stronger domestic supply chain can reduce dependence on imported components while creating more opportunities for companies operating within the country’s electronics ecosystem.

The growth also reflects the broader impact of the Make in India programme. Smartphone assembly was one of the early areas where India attracted large scale manufacturing investments, and the industry has gradually moved towards higher production volumes and greater export activity.

For consumers, the change means that smartphones sold in India are increasingly part of a domestic manufacturing ecosystem rather than simply imported finished products. The government’s latest investment suggests that mobile manufacturing will remain a major focus as India looks to expand its electronics industry further.