Wipro, Rockwell, Lohum arms among 12 cos to enter electronics component manufacturing scheme

The sixth approval tranche under India’s Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme covers 12 companies. Their projects aim to build parts, raw materials and machinery in India. This matters because the scheme is creating a broader domestic electronics supply chain, rather than focusing only on assembling finished devices.

The article names five companies. Indo Asia Copper will make copper foil and printed circuit boards. TACC will produce battery-cell anode material. Vidyuta Materials will manufacture battery materials. Wipro Precision Automation and Robotics India, also called Wipro Pari, and Rockwell Automation India will assemble and manufacture electronics-making machines.

The other seven approved companies are not named in the source. Together, the 12 projects promise ₹7,503 crore in investment over up to five years. Companies will generally qualify for incentives as production begins. The tranche is also notable because it includes firms outside the traditional electronics systems design and manufacturing ecosystem.

The Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, or ECMS, is India’s flagship programme for establishing a domestic supply chain for electronics components. Notified in April 2025, it followed production-linked incentives that helped develop mobile-phone assembly. ECMS moves further upstream by encouraging companies to make components, raw materials and production equipment inside India.

Its main mechanism is financial support linked to business activity. Component manufacturers can receive incentives of up to 8% of annual turnover. Companies making equipment needed by the electronics sector can receive up to 25% of capital expenditure. Projects become largely eligible as they begin production, giving firms a reason to turn approved plans into operating factories.

The programme has already approved 118 applications across 16 states for 34 products. Those approvals target ₹77,051 crore in investment and ₹5.73 trillion in electronics production. ECMS has generated 81,755 jobs so far. The government says applicants must present clear production and planning before receiving support.

The 12 newly approved projects have committed a combined ₹7,503 crore. The spending is planned over as many as five years. Most projects will become eligible for government incentives when they start production, linking public support to actual manufacturing rather than approvals alone.

Several individual investments show the scale and variety of the tranche. Indo Asia Copper plans to spend ₹3,546 crore on copper foil and printed-circuit-board manufacturing in Gujarat. TACC has a ₹2,438-crore anode-material facility planned in Madhya Pradesh. Vidyuta Materials has secured eligibility for a ₹399-crore battery-materials plant in Uttar Pradesh. Wipro Pari and Rockwell together plan ₹211 crore for factory equipment.

The wider ECMS initiative has a notified budget of ₹40,000 crore. Across six tranches, it has approved 118 applications covering 34 products in 16 states. Approved investment targets total ₹77,051 crore, alongside electronics production targets of ₹5.73 trillion and 81,755 jobs already generated.

These projects supply materials and machines that sit behind finished electronic products. Copper foil and printed circuit boards support electronic assemblies, while battery materials support lithium-ion battery-cell production. Factory equipment allows manufacturers to produce electronics at scale. Building these inputs locally can make India’s manufacturing base broader and more resilient.

Indo Asia Copper’s Gujarat plant will make copper foil for lithium-ion battery-cell manufacturing and will also manufacture printed circuit boards. TACC’s Madhya Pradesh facility will make anode material for battery cells. Vidyuta Materials will operate a battery-materials plant in Uttar Pradesh. Wipro Pari and Rockwell Automation India will localize the assembly and manufacture of electronics-making machines.

The projects therefore cover several links in the production chain, from basic materials to manufacturing equipment. The article does not specify every product made by all 12 companies. It does show that the latest tranche expands ECMS beyond traditional electronics firms and includes companies helping supply the wider manufacturing ecosystem.

The projects could strengthen India’s domestic supply chain by adding local sources for components, raw materials and factory equipment. That matters because electronics production depends on more than final assembly. A stronger local base can connect battery, circuit-board and machinery suppliers with manufacturers operating in India.

For example, Indo Asia Copper will produce copper foil for lithium-ion battery cells and printed circuit boards. TACC and Vidyuta Materials will add battery-material capacity. Wipro Pari and Rockwell will localize electronics manufacturing machines. These projects create domestic capabilities at different stages, while ECMS incentives encourage companies to begin production and scale their operations.

The article does not state how much import dependence will fall, so the exact effect cannot be measured from the available facts. Still, the programme’s direction is clear. ECMS has approved 118 applications across 16 states for 34 products, with ₹77,051 crore in investment targets. That wider network could make Indian electronics manufacturing more integrated over time.

India’s initial effort focused on mobile-phone assembly through production-linked incentives, or PLI. The purpose was to establish a domestic assembly ecosystem. Once assembly activity expanded, the next challenge was building the supporting supply chain inside the country. ECMS addresses that broader challenge by targeting parts and production capabilities.

The scheme supports component manufacturing with incentives of up to 8% of annual turnover. It supports equipment manufacturing with up to 25% of capital expenditure. The latest approvals illustrate the extension clearly: copper foil, battery anode material, printed circuit boards, battery materials and electronics manufacturing machines are all included. These are inputs or tools for electronics production.

ECMS was notified in April 2025 and has now reached its sixth tranche. It has approved 118 applications across 16 states for 34 products. Earlier large approvals included Tata Electronics, Motherson Group and Foxconn subsidiary Yuzhan for mobile-phone enclosures. The latest tranche also admits companies outside the traditional ESDM ecosystem.

Printed circuit boards and lithium-ion batteries serve different but complementary roles in electronic devices. A printed circuit board provides a structured platform where electronic components are mounted and electrically connected. Battery materials form the active parts of rechargeable cells that store and release energy. Together, they help devices process signals and operate without a fixed power source.

The article connects these building blocks to new Indian manufacturing capacity. Indo Asia Copper will make copper foil, which will supply raw material for lithium-ion battery-cell manufacturing, and will also manufacture printed circuit boards. TACC will produce anode material for battery cells, while Vidyuta Materials will manufacture other battery materials. These projects target both device components and energy-storage inputs.

Modern electronics manufacturing needs this combination of components, materials and production equipment. The article does not provide technical specifications or quantify India’s current imports. It does show ECMS supporting several linked stages, including circuit boards, battery materials and machines that manufacture electronics. That broader coverage is intended to establish a domestic component supply chain.