Kohima, July 11 (MTNews): The Department of Information Technology & Communication has stated that in pursuant to the notification from the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology dated 28.10.2021, wherein it was impressed upon to support and facilitate the Public Procurement of electronics hardware in the state, by giving preference to Make in India ICT Products like Laptops/ Tablets, Desktops, All in one PCs, Mobile phones etc. so as to deepen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem and to encourage the domestic companies in the country with a view to enhancing income and employment.
It said that the electronics industry is the world’s largest and fastest growing industry and is increasingly finding applications in all sectors of; the economy. In this connection, Government of India attaches high priority to electronics hardware manufacturing, and is one of the important pillars of both “Make in India” and “Digital India” programmes of Government of India.
Therefore, it has encouraged all Government Departments in the state to give preference to “Make in India Products” while purchasing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) goods to support and promote manufacturing and production of ICT goods and services as per the GOI guidelines for Public Procurement to boost the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.