Delhi: Telecom Equipment Mfg. Association), IndiaTEMA appreciates various initiatives of the Govt. for ensuring that domestic firms become competitive on both price & quality. Govt.'s action of stopping the automatic FDI route for Chinese and other companies from border countries is helping in upholding India's economic sovereignty. Separately, the mandatory testing has also been legalized for telecom products by Amendment to Telegraph Rules.
Further, The Department of Expenditure (DOE) invoked powers under Article 257(1) for the first time and asked the State Governments to comply. This ensured that all tenders announced but not opened, where technical bids are evaluated or yet to be evaluated but not finalized would be subject to these orders. Also, an explicit model text of clauses has been introduced for all new tenders. This would necessitate the existing Chinese manufacturers to seek compulsory registration if they want to sell products on GEM. This order will apply to all mobile handset manufacturers like OPPO, Viva, Xiaomi etc. who are assembling/manufacturing/operating in India under 100% FDI route.
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Shri Sandeep Aggarwal, Vice Chairman TEMA said “Glad that Govt. is moving fast to secure our international border and data privacy. It is high time that Govt. also announced a ban of remaining Chinese apps”
TEMA demands that PPP MII orders should also be made applicable to all private sector purchases including telecom operators. This initiative coupled with a strong innovation ecosystem will definitely make India self-reliant in Telecom manufacturing.