Key Points
On 3 August, the government issued a notification that restricts free import of laptops, tablets, personal computers and servers..
Importers, the notification said, needed a licence to do so with immediate effect..
Apart from national security and protecting Indians from data breaches, another official attributed the regulation to narrowing the trade balance with China, which makes up 77% of IT hardware imports..
There are others who say the licensing will improve Indias self-sufficiency in electronics production. . . . . View Full Image. ts the state of Indias IT hardware manufacturing?..
In May this year, the Centre came out with a revised scheme offering incentives worth 17,000 crore for setting up units to make laptops, tablets and other IT hardware..
