Maharashtra’s first Electronics Manufacturing Cluster to be set up at Ranjangaon, Pune

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The government of India has approved the first Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Ranjangaon Phase III, near Pune in Maharashtra. This was announced by the Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on 31 October 2022.

The Rs 492.85 crores Greenfield   project is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the State government’s State Industrial Agency. Government expects investment of over Rs 2000 crore  from Indian and multinational companies in the  Pune EMC.

The Minister said that these EMCs in India will prove to be the pivot points around which the electronics manufacturing and design ecosystem will flourish. It will help achieve the target of US $300 Billion of electronics manufacturing by 2025/26.

Electronics Manufacturing Cluster scheme

The Electronics Manufacturing Cluster scheme was launched by the government of India in 2012 to make India a global player in the field of Electronics Manufacturing. 

The EMC provides for creation of world-class infrastructure for attracting investments in the Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector.