Government has formed a joint task force, which will include industry representatives from Samsung, Microsoft Devices and lava, to rejuvenate nation's mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem with a view to achieve production of 500 million units of mobile handsets by 2019.
Industry body Indian Cellular Association (ICA) National President Pankaj Mohindroo has been appointed as Chairman of the task force. Nokia SEZ President and Director - India Operations Josh Foulger has been made co-chairman along with lava Co-Founder Hari Om Rai.
Samsung India Managing Director BD Park, Sony India Kenichiro Hibi, Microsoft Devices Director for Government relations Sandeep Bhargava, lG India MD Soon H Kwon, Micromax Informatics Co-founder Vikas Jain are also on board as members of the task force.