Chennai: Factories in Sriperumbudur humming again, making cellphones, can be used, auto parts and test equipment.
As far as the call from the havoc and gloom that paralyzes the Nadu Nadu Electronic Manufacturing Sector (EMS) follows the exit of the Nokia suddenly in December 2014.
“In two years we can achieve the top slot in demanding the phone and in four to five years we can emerge the biggest engineering cluster , “said Sasikumar Gendham, Managing Director, Salcomp.
Josh FouPger, Head of State and Managing Director Bharat FIH (Foxconn Technology Group Company), believes Tamil Nadu is at the peak of $ 100 billion, a fourth total of India, in 2025.
The initial results showed that Tamil Nadu had reduced slit with cluster noida .
In 2017-18, Tamil Nadu contributed 16% of the production of state electronics and 30% noida.
This gap has been reduced, with the share of TN production at 19.6% and 27% cluster.
“We are half of the Noida region in terms of production.
In the past few years, we have received a lot of fresh investment.
We are trying the best,” said N Muruganandam, the main secretary of the country, industry.
Production related incentives (PLI) from the Government Government must also help the country the largest telephone maker in two years and the largest electronic manufacturing service center in four years.
Driving this trip is Foxconn, Salcomp, Flex, Tatas and company clutches that make Apple phones or parts for iPhone.
They also make other people.
These companies jointly employ 70,000 to 80,000 people in the Sriperumbudur region.
And the mouse signed under the PLI scheme will give 55,000 other jobs.
“We facilitate smooth transfers from Nokia’s assets by freeing several charges,” Muruganandam said.
A new policy to encourage the manufacture of automatic solar and electronic panels also helps.
“The phased manufacturing program for cellphones was notified in 2015 restarted us on this trip.
The PLI scheme, part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, strengthened this now,” Foulger said.
At present, his company in Sriperumbudur has more than 10,000 employees, 90% of them women.
“The scheme has helped up to a certain extent.
But they are not the only reason.
It is an ecosystem.
One can obtain a 50% incentive from the government, but if the ecosystem is bad, someone cannot do anything.
The ecosystem is conducive is the key,” said Salcomp’s gendham.
Salcomp, which employs 2,300 people in 2015-16, currently has 9,000 employees.
“The workforce in Tamil Nadu is amazing.
The atmosphere is conducive, along with quality technical graduates, government workers and machinery supporting this has enabled this.
People here are willing to learn and do better.
What else is needed,” Said Sekharan Letchumanan, VP, operation at Flex India.
The amount is encouraging.
“Tamil Nadu not only received the highest FDI in electronic components for the past three years, but also recorded 18.5% growth in electronic exports,” said Pooja Kulkarni, MD & CEO, Tamil Nadu guidance.
Exports are key growth and that’s when infrastructure problems arise.
“There is no need for five hours from the factory to the sea port or the airport.
Road congestion must be addressed.
Focus on ‘ease of doing business’.
There is an increase, but more needed.
The government can also facilitate infrastructure sharing companies such as critical machines to remain competitive “Salcomp’s gendham said.