Final Up to date:December 25, 2025, 11:20 IST
Rahul Gandhi praised Karnataka for Foxconn hiring 30,000 employees at Devanahalli. Ashwini Vaishnaw credited PM Narendra Modi’s Make in India for the speedy iPhone manufacturing progress.
Rahul Gandhi (L) hailed the Karnataka authorities for speedy job creation whereas Ashwini Vaishnaw credited PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. (Picture: PTI/File)
Congress MP and Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, earlier this week, lauded the Karnataka authorities for enabling what he described because the “fastest factory ramp-up seen in India so far,” in reference to iPhone producer Foxconn’s recruitment of almost 30,000 workers at its facility at Devanahalli close to Bengaluru inside 9 months. Round 80 per cent of the workforce on the unit are ladies.
Nonetheless, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw quickly responded to his put up with a cheeky comment, attributing the achievement to the Centre’s insurance policies and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.
He concluded by outlining his broader imaginative and prescient, stating, “This is the India we must build: jobs with dignity, and opportunities for all.”
Taiwan-based Foxconn, a serious contract producer for Apple gadgets, together with the most recent iPhone 17, is predicted to play a key function in Apple’s gradual shift of manufacturing from China to India. As soon as absolutely operational, the Devanahalli facility is projected to fabricate as much as 20 million iPhones yearly.
Over the previous 12 months, iPhones price $22 billion have been assembled in India, with the nation now contributing almost 20 per cent of Apple’s whole world iPhone output.
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December 25, 2025, 11:20 IST
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