New Delhi: With the leadership change in the Ministries of Electronics, IT and Communications, industry players have expressed hope that the new team will focus on improving the health of the telecom sector and boosting the electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
Challenges for Ashwini Vaishnav, the new cabinet minister in the Ministry of Electronics and IT, and her team include implementing new IT regulations involving social media companies, sustaining growth in electronics manufacturing and building growth momentum for domestic companies.
Vaishnav, who also has a communications portfolio, has his plate full with the upcoming 5G rollout where India lags behind global markets, along with other focus areas such as improving the financial health of the sector and high-speed access to all villages. To provide broadband connectivity. As promised by the Prime Minister.
“As the industry prepares to introduce 5G and catalyze the digital economy, we look forward to working with new leadership to improve the financial health of the sector and the right infrastructure to revolutionize the sector.” Want their vital support for the construction of the Telecom industry body COAI,” said SP Kochhar, director general of the telecom industry body COAI.
Earlier, the government had set a target of rolling out 5G services by the end of 2020, but it is yet to finalize and allocate spectrum for next generation services.
Vaishnav’s predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad Pioneered the implementation of production linked incentives (more) Scheme which attracted participation of global majors like samsung, Apple seller Foxconn and Python, among others.
These companies have committed an investment of Rs 11,000 crore under the PLI scheme to manufacture mobile phones worth Rs 10.5 lakh crore over the next five years.
However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, companies approached the government for relief and were recently given an extension of one year to meet the PLI targets.
President of electronic equipment industry body ELCINA, Paresh lust The Electronics and IT sector has witnessed hectic activity in the last few years where several schemes for capital investment, production support and infrastructure and cluster development have been announced.
“This is encouraging and commendable. There have been gaps in implementation and ELCINA warmly welcomes Shri Ashwini Vaishnav and hopes that the new minister will focus on this aspect and streamline the processes. This will instil confidence and lead to more investments The way will be paved,” said Vasani.
Pankaj Mohindroo, president of ICEA, a body of mobile and electronics equipment manufacturers, said electronics and IT together contribute about one-fifth of the global GDP, which has a global market capitalization of about USD 16 trillion.
“So we expect the leader to be a true visionary at synthesizing the big picture as well as getting the details right…
“The gains made so far are not modest, especially mobile phone manufacturing, which has grown by 1100 per cent in the last five years, but the real challenge is to make India a global leader,” Mohindroo said.
This is the first time that all the ministers of the ministries of electronics and IT and communication have technical qualifications.
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Vaishnav holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from Jai Narayan Vyas University and a master’s degree in industrial management and engineering from IIT Kanpur.
His colleague, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajiv Chandrashekhar is an electrical engineering graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology. He completed his Masters in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Chicago in 1986.
Chandrashekhar has actively participated in the issues of communication, data protection and net neutrality as a Member of Parliament.
Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan has done Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a Government Polytechnic in Gujarat.
Challenges for Ashwini Vaishnav, the new cabinet minister in the Ministry of Electronics and IT, and her team include implementing new IT regulations involving social media companies, sustaining growth in electronics manufacturing and building growth momentum for domestic companies.
Vaishnav, who also has a communications portfolio, has his plate full with the upcoming 5G rollout where India lags behind global markets, along with other focus areas such as improving the financial health of the sector and high-speed access to all villages. To provide broadband connectivity. As promised by the Prime Minister.
“As the industry prepares to introduce 5G and catalyze the digital economy, we look forward to working with new leadership to improve the financial health of the sector and the right infrastructure to revolutionize the sector.” Want their vital support for the construction of the Telecom industry body COAI,” said SP Kochhar, director general of the telecom industry body COAI.
Earlier, the government had set a target of rolling out 5G services by the end of 2020, but it is yet to finalize and allocate spectrum for next generation services.
Vaishnav’s predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad Pioneered the implementation of production linked incentives (more) Scheme which attracted participation of global majors like samsung, Apple seller Foxconn and Python, among others.
These companies have committed an investment of Rs 11,000 crore under the PLI scheme to manufacture mobile phones worth Rs 10.5 lakh crore over the next five years.
However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, companies approached the government for relief and were recently given an extension of one year to meet the PLI targets.
President of electronic equipment industry body ELCINA, Paresh lust The Electronics and IT sector has witnessed hectic activity in the last few years where several schemes for capital investment, production support and infrastructure and cluster development have been announced.
“This is encouraging and commendable. There have been gaps in implementation and ELCINA warmly welcomes Shri Ashwini Vaishnav and hopes that the new minister will focus on this aspect and streamline the processes. This will instil confidence and lead to more investments The way will be paved,” said Vasani.
Pankaj Mohindroo, president of ICEA, a body of mobile and electronics equipment manufacturers, said electronics and IT together contribute about one-fifth of the global GDP, which has a global market capitalization of about USD 16 trillion.
“So we expect the leader to be a true visionary at synthesizing the big picture as well as getting the details right…
“The gains made so far are not modest, especially mobile phone manufacturing, which has grown by 1100 per cent in the last five years, but the real challenge is to make India a global leader,” Mohindroo said.
This is the first time that all the ministers of the ministries of electronics and IT and communication have technical qualifications.
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Vaishnav holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from Jai Narayan Vyas University and a master’s degree in industrial management and engineering from IIT Kanpur.
His colleague, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajiv Chandrashekhar is an electrical engineering graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology. He completed his Masters in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Chicago in 1986.
Chandrashekhar has actively participated in the issues of communication, data protection and net neutrality as a Member of Parliament.
Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan has done Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a Government Polytechnic in Gujarat.
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