Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad: 8 Apple company’s shifted its base to India from China

New Delhi: India’s bold defence against China in Ladakh has been recognised by countries like US, UK and Japan, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on manufacturing units shifting from China to India

He also cited, ‘the country is fast emerging as a big manufacturing hub with the global manufacturing ecosystem realising that they need explore other options apart from the communist state’.

Currently as many as eight Apple factories have shifted to India from China, the Union minister said during an interaction with the non-resident Biharis via video conference in New Delhi.

Prasad referred to achievements of the NDA government, Prasad said, “When we came to power in 2014, there were only two mobile factories in India, now its number has crossed 250.

He also mentioned after launch of Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative we have invited global companies to come to India and also Indian companies to match. We don’t want an isolated India but it means – India being a major economy of the world becoming good economic power to support the global economy.

They have committed to make mobile phones and components worth ₹12 lakh crores in 5 years of which ₹7 lakh crores worth products will be exported. It will provide jobs to three lakh in India directly and nine lakh Indians indirectly.