§1How big it is

§2Ways to get started

  • SMT/PCB assembly job-work
  • LED lighting assembly (BIS CRS)
  • Cable and harness manufacturing
  • Mobile accessories (chargers, power banks) with BIS registration
  • E-waste collection and refurbishing (registered)

See the Business Encyclopedia

§3Hubs and clusters

  • Noida / Greater Noida (UP), Sriperumbudur-Chennai (TN), Bengaluru and Hosur, Hyderabad - well-known electronics clusters (not confirmed from an official list in this pass)

§4Licences and registration

  1. BIS Compulsory Registration (CRS) for notified electronic and IT goods (e.g. adapters, LED products, power banks, CCTV)
  2. E-waste EPR registration on CPCB portal (producers)
  3. WPC equipment type approval (ETA) for wireless devices; TEC MTCTE certification for telecom equipment
  4. SPCB consent (PCB fabrication/plating is higher category; assembly usually low)
  5. Udyam Registration (MSME) - free, online, PAN + Aadhaar based
  6. GST registration (mandatory above turnover threshold or for inter-state supply / e-commerce sale)
  7. Shops & Establishment registration or Factory Licence (Factories Act / state rules) depending on size and power use
  8. Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from the State Pollution Control Board - category (Red/Orange/Green/White) as per CPCB 2025 harmonised list; White category is exempt from consent
  9. IEC (Importer Exporter Code) from DGFT if you import or export

§5Regulators

  • MeitY
  • BIS - Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) for notified electronics
  • TEC / WPC (telecom and wireless equipment)
  • CPCB E-Waste Management Rules 2022 (EPR)

§6Government help

  • Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) - outlay raised to Rs 40,000 crore in Budget 2026-27
  • PLI for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing (mobile phones)
  • PLI for IT Hardware 2.0
  • PLI for White Goods (ACs and LED lights)
  • India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
  • SPECS (closed for new applications - check)
  • Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0)
  • Cross-sector schemes that also apply (detailed in the programmes file): Udyam benefits, PMEGP, PM Mudra Yojana, CGTMSE credit guarantee, Stand-Up India, MSE-CDP (cluster development), RAMP, MSME ZED and Lean certification, MSME Champions, TReDS, Startup India (SISFS seed fund, Fund of Funds, CGSS), RoDTEP, EPCG, Advance Authorisation, Districts as Export Hubs, ODOP (One District One Product)

All schemes

§7For exports

  • ESC - Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council

§8Pros and cons

Merits

  • Fastest-scaled manufacturing sector: production up nearly six-fold in a decade [PIB Feb 2026]
  • Component scheme (ECMS) with Rs 40,000 crore outlay targets the supply chain where MSMEs fit [PIB Feb 2026]

Demerits

  • Margins in assembly are thin; value sits in components which need high capital
  • Heavy import dependence for chips and many components
  • BIS CRS registration per model adds time and testing cost

Sources

  1. PIB backgrounder: Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme - Budget 2026-27 raises outlay to Rs 40,000 crore (3 Feb 2026)