According to sources quoted by Reuters, Apple is seeking to start producing iPads in India by participating in a new plan proposed by the government, which aims to increase exports of computer parts and products from India.
Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new PLI (Performance Linked Incentive) program to encourage major companies such as Apple to produce more products in India. The program has a government budget of nearly $1 billion and provides export rebates for suppliers and manufacturers.
The new plan reported today is directly aimed at promoting the production of IT products such as tablets, laptops and servers. According to reports, Apple is one of a group of companies lobbying the Indian government to increase the budget of the new proposal to $2.7 billion to make up for the lack of supply chain infrastructure needed to produce IT products such as tablets and iPads.
Currently, there are three Apple suppliers operating in the country: Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron. Of these three companies, it is not clear which company will be responsible for the production of the iPad, nor which one will be produced.
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