Additional electronics consumption of Rs 20 lakh crore expected this year due to GST reforms: Vaishnaw

Additional electronics consumption worth Rs 20 lakh crore is expected to take place this year due to GST reforms rolled out by the government last month, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

The minister said that data from all retail chains shows there were 20-25% more sales in comparison to last Navaratri and there are many such categories, like 85-inch TV where stocks were completely sold out.

“The increase in demand for electronics goods is directly impacting electronics manufacturing. Electronics manufacturing is…