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India has become a major smartphone market for Apple as the Cupertino-based tech giant has created over one lakh direct jobs in manufacturing in the past two years in India.
As per a tweet by the Minister of State, Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, “Propelled by Prime Minister @narendramodi's visionary PLI scheme @Apple ecosystem has generated over one lakh new direct jobs in manufacturing over the last 24 months”.
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He further added that about 70 per cent of these jobs are taken up by women in the age bracket of 19-24 years, who are starting their careers, acquiring skills and improving the ease of living for their families.
A recent report by Bloomberg revealed that Apple has tripled its production in India in the last couple of years. Apple now manufactures 7 per cent of its total iPhones in India. Back in 2021, the production was just 1 per cent. India has become the world’s fastest-g...