'No word from govt yet, hope to resume smartphone production soon'

NEW DELHI: While the new government guidelines have allowed IT manufacturing units including mobile phones to resume operations from May 4, there has been no official confirmation yet and Realme India is awaiting the nod to open its factory at Greater Noida and begin streamlining overall processes, its CEO Madhav Sheth said on Sunday.

Due to the extended lockdown, there are many challenges faced by businesses with huge impact from sales, manufacturing and cost.

"With the recent extension of the lockdown period for two more weeks, we haven't received any official confirmation on when can the production will resume," Madhav Sheth, Vice President, Realme and CEO, Realme India said.

"We have reached out to the government for approval on opening of factory and now await their decision. We will abide by the government's order strictly, while prioritising people's health," he added.

The India Cellular And Electronics Association (ICEA) on Friday welcomed the decision to let the IT manufacturing units including mobile phones resume operations, saying it thanks the MHA for accepting the industry's recommendations to restart manufacturing of IT Hardware products which include mobile phones and mobile devices. (IANS)

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