India will remain competitive: Scindia on US tariff impact on telecom equipment exports

New Delhi: Indian telecom equipment exports to the US will remain competitive even after imposition of additional tariffs, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.

According to official data, telecom equipment worth about Rs 85,000 crore have been produced under the PLI scheme, of which equipment worth Rs 16,000 crore have been exported to various countries.

“We will remain competitive,” Scindia said when asked about the impact of the proposed US tariff on telecom equipment export.