11 crore phones manufactured in India in 2015-16
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said that mobile phone production in India had more than doubled to 11 crore in 2015-16, against 5.4 crore units manufactured in 2014-15. Prasad added that the government has so far received proposals worth ₹1,20,294 crore for electronics manufacturing in India, out of which projects worth ₹18,000 crore have been given in-principal approval.