Tech Industry in India: What’s Really Being Made and Who’s Leading the Charge
When we talk about the tech industry, the ecosystem of designing, building, and exporting electronic and industrial products. Also known as electronic manufacturing, it’s no longer just call centers and IT services—it’s factories humming with assembly lines making smartphones, solar inverters, and medical devices right here in India. This isn’t a future dream. In 2024, Tamil Nadu alone shipped over $12 billion in electronics. That’s more than any other state. And it’s not just big names like Samsung or Foxconn—small manufacturers in Coimbatore and Ludhiana are making components that end up in devices sold worldwide.
The electronics manufacturing India, the local production of consumer and industrial electronics. Also known as Made in India electronics, it’s growing fast because of three things: cheaper labor than China, government incentives like PLI schemes, and local demand. You can’t buy a TV or smartphone anymore without seeing "Made in India" on the box. Companies like Cipla, Reliance, and dozens of small players are proving you don’t need to outsource to cut costs—you can build better, closer to home. The manufacturing startups, new businesses that produce physical goods with limited capital and high innovation. Also known as maker startups, they’re the quiet engine behind this shift. They don’t need billion-dollar factories. They start with one machine, one prototype, and a pitch that proves people will pay for it. Many of them get their first funding by pre-selling products or using local grants—not venture capitalists. And it’s not just electronics. The tech exports India, the sale of manufactured tech products to other countries. Also known as Indian tech exports, it’s now a $100 billion+ sector. The top exporters aren’t just global giants—they’re small factories in Gujarat making wiring harnesses, or a workshop in Pune producing EV controllers.
What’s missing from the headlines? The real numbers. The profit margins. The exact steps a small maker takes to go from idea to export. That’s what this collection dives into. You’ll find breakdowns of who owns the biggest players, how much you can actually earn making medical devices or plastic parts, which states are winning the export race, and how government schemes are helping small factories survive. No fluff. Just what’s happening on the ground—in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and beyond.
