NEW DELHI: Electronics exports from the country have crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025 and are expected to grow when four semiconductor plants begin production this year, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.

According to official estimates, electronic production reached around Rs 11.3 crore and exports were to the tune of Rs 3.3 lakh crore in 2024-25.

“Electronics exports crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025, creating jobs and bringing foreign exchange.

Momentum will continue in 2026 as four semiconductor plants come into commercial production,” Vaishnaw said in a social media post on Monday.

The mobile phone industry dominates the country’s electronics manufacturing sector at present.

According to industry estimates, more than 25 lakh people are employed in the electronics sector.

The minister shared a report which states that iPhone exports from India have hit Rs 2.03 lakh crore in 2025, which is almost double that of Rs 1.1 lakh crore Apple exported in the calendar year 2024.

According to the mobile manufacturers industry body, India Cellular and Electronics Association, mobile phone production in the country is expected to reach $75 billion (about Rs 6.76 lakh crore), comprising export of over $30 billion or about Rs 2.7 lakh crore, by the end of the current fiscal year.