Telecom equipment imports, led by mobile phones, rose to Rs 53,971.01 crore in the 2012-13, Parliament was informed on Friday.
The telecom industry had imported telecom gears valued at Rs 52,441.23 crore in FY 2011-12, according to data shared by Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora in Rajya Sabha.
To a particular question on share of imports in total telecom requirement, the Minister said: “Since the total requirement of telecom sector pertains largely to the requirement of the private sector service providers, the information is not maintained,” Deora said.