Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) outlay raised to ₹40,000 crore

Exam-focused facts from the 10 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Union Budget 2026-27 increased the outlay for the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) to ₹40,000 crore to deepen domestic electronics manufacturing capacity.
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery met Tata Electronics MD & CEO Randhir Thakur to discuss scaling electronics production, strengthening resilient supply chains and enhancing India’s participation in global value chains.
The policy push aligns with the government’s atmanirbhar Bharat drive in the semiconductor and electronics space.
India’s electronics production has risen nearly six-fold in the past eleven years, creating 25 lakh jobs and establishing the country as a major electronics-manufacturing hub.