Apple's Indian ecosystem emerges as top job creator, employing over 1,50,000 directly since PLI scheme lau

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The Apple ecosystem has employed more than 150,000 people directly since the start of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for smartphones in August 2021, making it the country's largest blue-collar job creator...

In addition to jobs created by contract manufacturers and suppliers, Apple directly employs nearly 3,000 in India, while iOS app development supports more than 1 million jobs, officials said.. Apple's Rev-up in India..

The production figures achieved by Apple are far ahead of the targets under the PLI scheme, which made the company possibly the largest phone manufacturer in the country by value, experts said.. Apple is building a large ecosystem of Indian suppliers as well, including another Tata unit, to support the shift of a significant chunk of production from China, where the most iPhones are currently made...

Apart from the three contract manufacturers, over 70,000 new direct jobs have been created by this fast-growing Apple supplier ecosystem, officials added...

According to the submitted data, primary job creators among Apple suppliers include Tata Electronics, which makes enclosures for iPhones at its Hosur facility, and Salcomp Technologies, which produces enclosures and power adaptors..

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