Despite PLI push, electronics imports top $20 bn for fifth quarter

April-June 2024-25 (FY25) was the fifth quarter when India’s import of electronic goods topped $20 billion.

Electronic components and computer hardware accounted for more than half the electronic goods import in the June quarter as against 46 per cent before the pandemic.

Most of the components are used by the mobile phone industry and despite increase in their domestic manufacturing the country is still dependent on high-value imports. This calls for a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for components too, according to experts.