The Department of Information Technology & Communication 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 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 promotes manufacturing and production of ICT goods and services; as per the GOI guidelines order 2017, for Public Procurement Make in India; to boost the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

                                                                                                (DIPR)