India Sets Sights to Become Global Electronics Manufacturing Hub With $10 Billion Incentive Scheme

India Sets Sights to Become Global Electronics Manufacturing Hub With $10 Billion Incentive Scheme
A file image of an Indian employee works at the electronics factory at Jhajjar in Haryana on Dec. 12, 2012. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images
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The Indian government on Dec. 15 approved a 760 billion rupee ($10 billion) incentive scheme for the development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystems, with the goal of positioning India as a global electronics manufacturing hub.

“The program will usher in a new era in electronics manufacturing by providing a globally competitive incentive package to companies in semiconductors and display manufacturing as well as design,” the government said in a statement.
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