The Department of Telecommunications is preparing a critical policy shift that could reshape India’s telecom manufacturing landscape. Through its ongoing public consultation, the DoT is seeking feedback on proposed revisions to the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order for telecom equipment. While framed as technical adjustments, these changes threaten to undo years of progress made under Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.The revisions would allow multinational corporations such as Cisco, Ericsson, and Nokia, who have struggled to meet existing local content thresholds, to qualify as domestic suppliers in government procurement, without substantially changing their business models. This would come at the cost of Indian manufacturers like Tejas Networks, HFCL, C-DOT, and Lekha Wireless, who have invested in Indian design, manufacturing, and intellectual property.
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