Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Women have been the biggest beneficiaries under the Make in India initiative which created lakhs of direct and indirect jobs, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on February 23. He said that Make in India initiative has created jobs and provided skilling at an unprecedented scale.
The Apple ecosystem alone has created at least 250,000 direct jobs, with 70 per cent beneficiaries being women. Moreover, the ecosystem has generated at least 7,50,000 indirect jobs. “India is preparing a skilled workforce for the next phase of electronics manufacturing – Robotics, Drones, EVs, Smart Cars, Precision components, Advanced tooling, and Smart glasses,” said Vaishnaw in an X post.
Meanwhile, the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme has succeeded in attracting investments of over Rs 2.16 lakh crore in the manufacturing sector and created more than 14.39 lakh direct and indirect jobs as on December 31, 2025. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, cumulative sales of manufacturing units set up under the scheme exceeded Rs 20.41 lakh crore, while total exports crossed Rs 8.3 lakh crore.