Apple Inc wants to expand its manufacturing in India

Apple Inc wants to expand its contract manufacturer's facility in Bengaluru, said IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday.

Officials in the Department of Electronics and Information Technology were in touch with Apple and other mobile phone manufacturers for expanding facilities and setting up new plants.

Apple Inc have expressed their interest in the production in India and we welcome their move. They are in touch with the Department officials, he said.

As the Apple aims a bigger share in one of the world's biggest smartphone markets, the company last week started making iPhone SE at its Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron's plant in Bengaluru.

Total 72 new mobile manufacturing units have started in India in the last 30 months and created one lakh direct and 3 lakh indirect jobs. In 2016-17 17.5 crores hand sets have produced against 6 crore in 2014-15.