IESA signs MoU with Government of Uttar Pradesh

India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh for promoting ESDM industry ecosystem in the state. IESA has already provided immense support to various state governments like the Governments of Maharashtra and Odisha by proposing strategic roadmaps and attaining faster approval of EMC Applications, thereby catalyzing the economic growth of the states.

“The Government of Uttar Pradesh has identified ESDM as a focus to ensure economic growth, enhance employment opportunities, promote indigenous product development and safeguard investors’ business intention in the state. Along with IESA, we are confident to create a favourable ecosystem for electronics manufacturing in the state and build Uttar Pradesh for a brighter tomorrow,” said Shri Jiwesh Nandan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of IT and Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

“IESA has been making proactive contributions to speed up design-led electronics manufacturing in India and we take pride in partnering with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to promote start-up ecosystem, set up EMCs, and create platform for talent and skill development and provide strategic roadmap to the state for ESDM sector. We commend the Government of Uttar Pradesh’s effort to ensure ‘Make in India’ in the state and we are confident to induce the required momentum needed to ensure success for ‘e-Uttar Pradesh 2015’. With similar agenda, state governments from Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh are participating in the IESA Vision Summit 2015 and we expect to bring more such successes in the years to come,” said Ashok Chandak, Chairman, IESA.

IESA will provide a strategic roadmap to the Government of Uttar Pradesh to drive the state’s electronics manufacturing agenda. In this collaboration, the State Government will provide the requisite support to IESA and obtain necessary permission, registrations, approvals, and clearances, etc, as per the existing facilities, rules and regulations of the state. The State Government will also help to avail incentives under various schemes announced by State and Central Government, wherever applicable. The State Government will facilitate and support

IESA to complete the initiatives in a time-bound manner.