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Around 83 per cent people in a survey in India shared that 5G is one of the factors they consider while buying a new phone
Electronics manufacturing has got huge potential in UP and around half of the country's mobile making units are based in Noida and Greater Noida in the state. The Centre has also approved investment worth Rs 67.74 billion from Samsung and OPPO combined under the MSIPs policy for the state.As part of the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS), the Centre gives various benefits to promote domestic manufacturing of electronic goods.Speaking during the UP Investors Summit, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there were only two mobile manufacturing facilities in India in May 2014 but the number has increased to 118 now, of which 54 are in Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. The units produce mobile handsets, batteries, chargers and accessories, and soon production of circuits will start as the government has given duty protection for the same. As per data shared by an industry association, by 2020, 96 per cent of the total mobile phones used in India ...