Indian digital exports hit $40 billion: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

India’s electronics exports have soared previous $40 billion, marking an eight-fold development during the last 11 years, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned on Saturday (July 19, 2025).

He additionally highlighted that the home electronics manufacturing has gone up by six instances.

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Addressing the 14th Convocation of IIT Hyderabad, Mr. Vaishnaw additionally emphasised the speedy progress of India’s first bullet prepare venture, which is predicted to turn into operational by August or September 2027.

Looking forward, Mr. Vaishnaw mentioned the primary Made in India semiconductor chip, on a business scale, might be manufactured this 12 months. He expressed confidence that India is on observe to turning into one of many high 5 semiconductor nations on this planet within the coming years, citing its rising deal with capital gear and the supplies required for semiconductors.

“In simply 11 years, now we have elevated our electronics manufacturing six instances. That’s a CAGR double digit which any company can be envious of. We have elevated our exports eight instances, crossed $40 billion exports in electronics manufacturing, which is an outstanding tempo of development, one thing which only a few international locations of our dimension have ever seen,” the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology mentioned.

He attributed this development to the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and famous that in nearly three and a half years, India may design an entire 4G telecom stack. Today, it’s put in on nearly 90,000 telecom towers, which is greater than the community of many international locations on this planet.