Personal Computer Exports Going Up

New Delhi: After smartphones, exports of personal computers including laptops have emerged as a key electronic item shipments from India during April-August this fiscal, according to the commerce ministry data.

The exports of personal computers have recorded healthy growth in five destinations- the UAE, Russia, Bangladesh, the US, and Sri Lanka. The exports of laptops to the top five markets - increased to $102.6 million in April-August from just $37 million in the same period of the previous year, the data showed.

The government’s support to personal computer manufacturing through Production Linked Incentive (PLI) and other measures like ease of doing business have supported this growth.