The report mentions some data that Apple and its suppliers have given to the government. These data and estimates have shown that by March next year, 2 lakh direct positions are expected to be created in Apple’s workforce in India, out of which about 70 percent of the posts will be for women.
The report quoted sources as saying that Apple has given contracts to three companies in India. These include Foxconn, Wistron (now Tata Electronics) and Pegatron. The three companies have generated 80,872 direct jobs. Apart from this, big suppliers like Tata Group, Salcomp, Motherson, Foxlink (in Tamil Nadu), Sunvoda (in Uttar Pradesh), ATL (in Haryana) and Jabil (in Maharashtra) have together created about 84 thousand direct jobs.
The report states that in recent years, Apple has emerged as one of the largest employing companies in India, with higher participation of women and newcomers in its workforce. After the launch of the Smartphone PLI Scheme in 2020, Apple vendors and suppliers have generated 1 lakh 65 thousand direct jobs in India.
The government has estimated that each direct position in the electronics industry creates three additional indirect jobs. This means that by the end of March, the Apple ecosystem can create 5 to 6 lakh jobs in India.
