New Delhi, April 28 -- Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on April 26, 2025, launching both guidelines and a dedicated portal to establish a component manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

The scheme aims to develop a component ecosystem by attracting large investments (global/domestic) in the electronics component manufacturing ecosystem, increasing Domestic Value Addition (DVA) by developing capacity and capabilities, and integrating Indian companies with Global Value Chains (GVCs).

Minister Vaishnaw characterised ECMS as a "horizontal scheme," emphasising that its benefits would extend beyond the electronics sector to include indu...