{"id":278637,"date":"2024-01-18T19:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T13:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=278637"},"modified":"2024-01-19T16:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T11:27:56","slug":"need-for-improving-competitiveness-in-electronic-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-for-improving-competitiveness-in-electronic-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Competitiveness in Electronic Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-278734 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Improving-Competitiveness-in-Electronic-Sector.webp?resize=492%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Improving Competitiveness in Electronic Sector\" width=\"492\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Improving-Competitiveness-in-Electronic-Sector.webp?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Improving-Competitiveness-in-Electronic-Sector.webp?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Improving-Competitiveness-in-Electronic-Sector.webp?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Improving-Competitiveness-in-Electronic-Sector.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: The post on improving competitiveness has been created based on the article \u2018\u2019 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Improving competitiveness: The electronics sector would benefit from global integratio<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">n\u2019 published in \u2018\u2019<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Business<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Standard<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019\u2019 on 18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">January 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">UPSC\u00a0Syllabus\u00a0Topic<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: GS Paper 3 &#8211; Indian economy-changes in industrial policy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">News<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: The article discusses issues associated with the electronic sector and the need to benefit from global integration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Current Status of electronics Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There has been an increase in production and export of electronics, particularly mobile phones which indicates the fact that the current government policies are working. For example, Electronics production for export grew from 15% in 2021-22 to 25% the next year, with expectation to exceed 30% in 2023-24. The government has set a target of $52-58 billion worth of exports by 2025-26. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, ICEA (Indian Cellular and Electronics Association) does not seem to be too optimistic as it predicts that there would be decline in demand for domestic mobile phones from 21% to under 4%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Government Policy For The Electronic Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The government imposes high tariff barriers for imported and final goods to boost domestic manufacturing. Further, the government tries to capitalize on high domestic demand to attract multinational companies. Additionally, the PLI scheme (production-linked incentive) offers incentives to companies based on incremental sales in domestic facilities to boost domestic manufacturing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-90,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Issues Associated with The Current Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">1) There is bureaucratic control and wide discretionary power to authorities which hamper the functioning of businesses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">2) As per ICEA (the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association), the high import tariffs on components and sub-assemblies for production of mobile phone leads to additional 5-7% to cost of a locally manufactured device. This renders PLI unremunerative.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the Steps that can be taken to make policies more effective?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">1) policies should be designed to encourage India\u2019s entry into global value chains. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">2) A stable and low-tariff regime should be adopted.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">3)There is a need to focus on business-friendly environment as opposed to giving production subsidies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post on improving competitiveness has been created based on the article \u2018\u2019 Improving competitiveness: The electronics sector would benefit from global integration\u2019 published in \u2018\u2019 Business Standard\u2019\u2019 on 18th January 2024.\u00a0 UPSC\u00a0Syllabus\u00a0Topic: GS Paper 3 &#8211; Indian economy-changes in industrial policy\u00a0 News: The article discusses issues associated with the electronic sector and the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-for-improving-competitiveness-in-electronic-sector\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Improving Competitiveness in Electronic Sector<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":278734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,216,8184],"class_list":["post-278637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Improving-Competitiveness-in-Electronic-Sector.webp?fit=1280%2C1000&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}