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The Telangana government has said that duty exemptions would help the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
“We feel that any exemptions (as asked by Apple) will help the overall industry. A strong ecosystem would give a fillip to electronic manufacturing,” Telangana IT and Industry Minister KT Rama Rao has said.
“Electronic manufacturing is not about assembling. You should have foundries and other components to really have a good manufacturing base,” he said.
Addressing reporters on the sidelines of ICT4D (ICT for Development) conference here on Monday, he refused to comment on the Apple’s likely plans to locate a manufacturing unit in the country. “They are secretive about it,” he said.
T-Wallet release soon The IT Minister said monthly digital transactions in the State crossed the 20-crore mark. “We will release T-Wallet (digital payment app) soon. We have completed testing part. We will converge all the government agencies to let people pay using the wallet,” he said.
Wi-Fi hotspots He said about 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots would be established in Hyderabad in the next three to four months. “Of these, 1,000 will be set up by ACT by June. The other two thousand sites will be established by other service providers. We would like to have seamless Internet services in the city,” Rao said.
He said the IT industry’s growth rate in the State was higher than the national average. “We would come out with a report card on the growth of the industry next month,” he said.
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