As notified in the lower house of the Parliament, India’s Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters scheme spans 10 states, draws ₹1.46 trillion in investment, and promises 180,000 jobs nationwide.
India’s Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) scheme is expected to generate around 180,000 jobs, as the government expands efforts to build a globally competitive electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
This estimate was presented to the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2025 by the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin Prasada.
The government notified the EMC 2.0 scheme in April 2020. It supports the creation of dedicated electronics manufacturing clusters with shared infrastructure and common facilities. These include ready industrial plots, plug-and-play units, and ready-built factory (RBF) sheds to reduce entry barriers for manufacturers.
So far, 11 Electronics Manufacturing Clusters and two Common Facility Centre (CFC) projects have been approved. Together, they cover a total area of 4,399.68 acres. The combined project cost stands at ₹52.2649 billion, of which ₹24.9274 billion is central financial assistance.
The approved projects span 10 states and are expected to attract investments of ₹1.46846 trillion. Employment generation from these clusters is estimated at approximately 180,000 jobs, including both direct and indirect roles.
Under the scheme guidelines, at least 10% of the saleable or leasable area in each cluster is reserved for RBF sheds. Construction of these facilities is at various stages across the approved parks.
The government has already received investment commitments worth ₹1.13 trillion from 123 manufacturers who have been allotted land within the approved EMCs. Of these, nine units have commenced production. These operational units have grounded investments of ₹125.7 billion and created 13,680 jobs.
An independent impact assessment of EMC 2.0 was conducted by the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under the Ministry of MSME. The study highlighted faster development of manufacturing infrastructure, improved supply-chain responsiveness, availability of plug-and-play facilities and cost-efficient logistics. It also noted significant gains in employment and skill development within cluster ecosystems.
Projects approved under the scheme include major clusters in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.
The largest cluster is in Dholera, Gujarat, covering 1026.82 acres and with a project cost of ₹5.7403 billion.
