Electronics industry needs to share production data: Meity official

The government has access to import and export data but wants the electronics industry to share production statistics for policy formulation, a Meity official said on Friday.

The government has been sharing electronics production data in the country based on estimates of industry bodies, especially the India Electronics and Cellular Association.

"We don't have any kinds of production data. That's very important. When we formulate policy, we need to know how much we are producing and what we are producing. So that we actually know the exact figure. We have DGIS, where we can get import data and export data. Industry has to support the government by sharing the data," Meity Scientists G and Group Coordinator Asha Nangia said.

She was speaking at an event organised by CII in collaboration with ICEA on Building a Resilient Supply Chain for Electronics and Semiconductor Industry.

According to ICEA, mobile phone production has increased around 18.5 times from Rs 18,900 crore in 2014-15 t