New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- India's electronics and semiconductor ambitions have entered a crucial second phase, moving beyond assembly to high-value manufacturing and materials research, Vinod Sharma, Chairman of CII's National Committee on Electronics Manufacturing and Managing Director of Deki Electronics told ANI today.

Sharma said India's electronics journey resembles a relay race. "We are actually in the second leg of our 4 x 400 meter relay race as I like to call it."

He said that the first phase was defined by assembly growth supported by the Production-Linked Incentive scheme. "The first leg was assembly and the PLI, especially the PLI for large scale electronics did very well. We are now coming to a sunset of that PLI."

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