RAS question
What is the enhanced outlay for the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme announced in Budget 2026-27?
Correct answer: (C) ₹40,000 crore.
The Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme outlay announced in Budget 2026-27 is Rs. 40,000 crore.
Explanation
Budget 2026-27 raised the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme from its earlier Rs. 22,919 crore outlay to Rs. 40,000 crore. The PIB release frames this as part of a wider push for India's electronics and information technology sector. The ECMS, launched in April 2025, had already drawn investment commitments at double the target, so the outlay was proposed to be increased to capitalise on that momentum. The same Budget announcement also launched India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, aimed at strengthening equipment, materials, Indian IP, supply chains, research, training centres and the skilled workforce. The decisive figure is therefore not the original scheme size but the enhanced Budget 2026-27 outlay: Rs. 40,000 crore.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rs. 22,919 crore refers to the earlier ECMS outlay, not the enhanced Budget 2026-27 outlay.
- (B) Rs. 30,000 crore is not the figure stated by the Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Electronics & IT for the enhanced ECMS outlay.
- (D) Rs. 50,000 crore overstates the announced enhancement; the Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Electronics & IT gives Rs. 40,000 crore.
Concept
Budget-linked industrial policy includes electronics manufacturing and semiconductor-sector support. Such figures recur in RAS because state-level economic questions often connect national schemes with manufacturing, investment and technology policy.