Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme draws ₹1.15 lakh crore investment proposals
The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) received 249 applications with proposed investment of ₹1,15,351 crore, nearly double its target, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 2 October 2025.
Summary
The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) received 249 applications with proposed investment of ₹1,15,351 crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 2 October 2025. The investment is nearly double the target of ₹59,350 crore. Projected production over six years is about ₹10,34,700 crore, 2.2 times the ₹4,56,000 crore target, and the scheme is expected to create about 1,42,000 direct jobs against a target of 91,600. ECMS was approved by the Union Cabinet on 28 March 2025 with an outlay of ₹22,919 crore. Its application window opened on 1 May 2025 and was extended to 30 September 2025. Vaishnaw linked the scheme to the goal of a $500 billion domestic electronics manufacturing ecosystem by 2030-31.
Key facts
- Scheme
- Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)
- Approved
- Cabinet, 28 Mar 2025 â outlay ₹22,919 crore
- Applications
- 249
- Investment proposed
- ₹1,15,351 crore (target ₹59,350 crore)
- Production projected
- ₹10,34,700 crore over 6 years (2.2Ã target)
- Direct jobs
- 1,42,000 (target 91,600)
- Window
- 1 May â 30 Sep 2025
- Goal
- $500 bn electronics manufacturing by 2030-31
Practice MCQs 4 questions
How many applications did the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) receive by the close of its window in September 2025?
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Correct answer: B â 249
ECMS received 249 applications with proposed investment of ₹1,15,351 crore.
What is the financial outlay of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in March 2025?
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Correct answer: D â ₹22,919 crore
The Union Cabinet approved ECMS on 28 March 2025 with an outlay of ₹22,919 crore; ₹59,350 crore was the investment target.
By what multiple did projected production under ECMS exceed its target, as announced in October 2025?
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Correct answer: A â 2.2 times
Projected production of about ₹10,34,700 crore is 2.2 times the ₹4,56,000 crore target.
Consider the following statements about the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS): 1. The scheme is projected to create about 1,42,000 direct jobs, above its target of 91,600. 2. The application window opened on 1 May 2025 and was extended till 30 September 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C â Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct as per the MeitY release of 2 October 2025.