New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- India's shift from electronics assembly to semiconductor-driven manufacturing will sharply boost employment, creating millions of roles across core electronics and allied sectors as deeper value addition and advanced component production expand nationwide, Vinod Sharma, Chairman, National Committee on Electronics Manufacturing, CII, told ANI today.

"Not only we should look at jobs, not only in the electronic industry, but in the industries we influence, for example, electric mobility. So there again, electronics plays a big role. And I think the jobs that will get created in core electronics and in related areas are in a few million. And we are very hopeful of achieving the targets set by our own Prime Minister," he...