NEW DELHI : Commerce Secretary Mr. Sunil Barthwal recently said that at present there is no proposal to impose import restrictions on more electronic goods.

There is a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronics and mobile manufacturing, Barthwal said.

“We are monitoring our imports. We are also looking that there should not be undue dependence on any particular country. We want to diversify both our exports as well as our imports,” said the Commerce Secretary.

“We do not want ourselves to be dependent upon very few sources of imports…So what we are doing, we are evaluating the position in consultation with various ministries. We are looking at trends, but there is nothing in the offing, as of now,” he also said.

To boost domestic manufacturing of electronic goods and to reduce imports from nations like China, the Government has imposed import curbs on laptops, personal computers and certain more electronic devices from November 1.

“As and when we feel that…we will do it in consultation with the ministries. But currently, there is no such move,” the Secretary added.