TATA Group will manufacture Apple products in India.
                     TATA Group will 
manufacture 
Apple products 
in India
INTRODUCTION
• Tata Group has forayed into the 
phone component manufacturing 
business and is investing Rs 5,000 
crore to establish a manufacturing 
plant at the industrial complex in 
Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
Source: 2
indiatimes.com
MANUFACTURING 
PLANT
• Tata Electronics, a new entity, was 
allotted 500 acres by TIDCO (Tamil 
Nadu Industrial Development 
Corporation) for the manufacturing 
plant at the industrial complex.
Source: 3
indiatimes.com
INVESTMENT
• As per the report Tata Group’s 
investment in the facility might be 
hiked later, based on the level of 
sourcing, to as much as Rs 8,000 
crore.
Source: 4
moneycontrol.com
NEW PLANT
• Titan’s precision engineering arm 
Tata Engineering and Automation Ltd 
(TEAL) will aid in establishing the 
plant. 
• The new plant is expected to have a 
staff strength of 18,000 by October 
2021, out of which 80% will be the 
women workforce.
Source: 5
economictimes.com
TAMILNADU OVER 
KARNATAKA
• As per sources, Tamil Nadu edged out 
Karnataka in bagging this deal due to 
its favorable policies and the 
presence of smartphone companies 
like Foxconn, Flex, Samsung, Dell, 
Nokia, Motorola, and BYD, among 
others.
Source: 6
economictimes.com
Electronics Hardware 
Manufacturing Policy 
2020
• Tamil Nadu government recently 
launched the Tamil Nadu Electronics 
Hardware Manufacturing Policy 2020 
with an ambitious goal of increasing 
the electronics industry output to 
$100 billion by 2025. 
• It additionally aims to contribute 25% 
of India’s total electronic exports by 
the same year.
Source: 7
economictimes.com
LAND ALLOTMENT
• The land has been allotted to a new 
entity of Tata Group called Tata 
Electronics. 
• The report mentions that the Bhoomi 
Pujan, an inauguration ceremony of 
the land for the facility, was held on 
October 27.
Source: 8
economictimes.com
COMPONENTS 
MANUFACTURING
• The new plant will manufacture 
components for Apple iPhone. 
• However the Tata plant might be 
meant for components instead of 
overall smartphone assembly and 
manufacturing.
Source: 9
businesstoday.in
APPLE'S CONTRACT 
MANUFACTURERS
• Currently, Apple's contract 
manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron 
assemble iPhone 11 in the country, 
while Pegatron is setting up its India 
unit.
Source: 1
businesstoday.in 0
PRODUCTION-LINKED 
INCENTIVE (PLI) 
SCHEME
• The union cabinet had approved a 
production-linked incentive (PLI) 
scheme worth Rs 40,995 crore to 
boost electronics manufacturing in 
the country. 
Source: 1
businesstoday.in 1