Bengaluru: Top-selling smartphone<\/a> manufacturers like Xiaomi<\/a> and Realme are asking the government<\/a> to classify handsets as an essential commodity which can be delivered to customers through ecommerce platforms amid the 21-day national lockdown<\/a> in India.

Industry bodies Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT) and India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) have written to the
government<\/a> seeking concessions in the delivery of smartphones among other electronics devices<\/a> and removal of restrictions on the movement of components for inland and export purposes.

“Smartphones today are probably the most essential items after food and groceries that anybody needs,” Manu Kumar Jain, the managing director-Indian subcontinent at
Xiaomi<\/a>, told ET. “We can increase social distancing and reduce the number of people going out if everyone is using a smartphone.” Jain said India saw sales of over 1 crore devices<\/a> a month, with close to 30-40% of those purchases made by first-time smartphone users. It would make sense for even a fraction of those people to get access to devices at this point of time.

Xiaomi clarified that it wasn’t just asking the government to allow smartphone sales as a business opportunity, but rather as fulfilling the essential needs of consumers.

Realme chief executive Madhav Sheth said smartphones were essential and a gateway to other services that could be invaluable at this point of time.

The company could make its devices available to customers immediately through online channels and was also requesting the government to allow opening up of some centres to support after-sales service, with all safety precautions being followed, he said.

“We’re seeing a lot of requests on Twitter from people who say their phones have been damaged and need devices because they’re using them as Wi-Fi hotspots and for communications.”

In its letter dated March 27 to the government, MAIT, the apex body of electronic product makers, suggested that ecommerce companies be listed under essential services and enabled to carry out deliveries under a controlled logistics framework.

The ICEA wrote to the government saying that states and district authorities were being overcautious by not allowing inbound or outbound movement of electronics goods, despite the home ministry’s clarification over this. Both bodies said electronics manufacturers were sitting on large inventories meant for export and not allowing movement would jeopardise their ability to fulfil such shipments.

ET has seen the letters written by both MAIT and ICEA.

The ecommerce industry as a collective had also pitched to the government to expand the scope of essentials beyond food, grocery and medical supplies.
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Covid锁定:智能手机制造商萍政府基本标签

行业组织制造商协会信息技术(MAIT)和印度手机&电子协会(ICEA)写入政府寻求让步的智能手机等电子设备和删除组件的运动限制用于内陆和出口。

Alnoor Peermohamed
  • 更新2020年3月30日09:04点坚持

班加罗尔:畅销智能手机制造商像小米和Realme问政府将手机作为一个至关重要的大宗商品,可以交付给客户通过电子商务平台在21天的国家封锁在印度。

行业组织制造商协会信息技术(MAIT)和印度手机&电子协会(ICEA)写入政府寻求妥协的智能手机以及其他电子产品设备和删除限制的运动组件用于内陆和出口。

“今天智能手机可能是最重要的物品食品和杂货,任何人需要后,“Manu Kumar Jain director-Indian次大陆总经理小米告诉ET。“我们可以提高社会距离,减少外出的人数如果每个人都使用智能手机。”Jain说,印度销售额超过1卢比设备一个月,有近30 - 40%的购买由初次智能手机用户。它甚至会使一小部分人得到设备在这一点上的时间。

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小米澄清说,这不仅仅是要求政府允许智能手机销售商机,而是满足消费者的基本需求。

Realme首席执行长Madhav Sheth说智能手机是必需的,一个网关的其他服务可能是宝贵的在这一点上的时间。

公司可以提供其设备客户立即通过网上渠道,也要求政府允许开放一些支持售后服务中心,所有的安全措施被跟踪,他说。

“我们看到很多请求在Twitter上的人说,他们的电话已经损坏,需要设备,因为他们使用wi - fi热点和通信。”

政府3月27日的来信,MAIT,顶体的电子产品制造商,建议启用电子商务公司上市在基本服务和实施控制下交付物流框架。

ICEA写信给政府说,州和地方当局被过分谨慎的不允许入站或出站运动的电子产品,尽管内政部的澄清。身体说电子产品制造商都坐在大库存意味着出口和不允许运动将会危及他们的能力履行这样的出货量。

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等看到MAIT和工商东亚所写的信件。

电子商务行业作为一个集体也面向政府扩大范围的必需品以外的食品,食品和医疗物资。

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Bengaluru: Top-selling smartphone<\/a> manufacturers like Xiaomi<\/a> and Realme are asking the government<\/a> to classify handsets as an essential commodity which can be delivered to customers through ecommerce platforms amid the 21-day national lockdown<\/a> in India.

Industry bodies Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT) and India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) have written to the
government<\/a> seeking concessions in the delivery of smartphones among other electronics devices<\/a> and removal of restrictions on the movement of components for inland and export purposes.

“Smartphones today are probably the most essential items after food and groceries that anybody needs,” Manu Kumar Jain, the managing director-Indian subcontinent at
Xiaomi<\/a>, told ET. “We can increase social distancing and reduce the number of people going out if everyone is using a smartphone.” Jain said India saw sales of over 1 crore devices<\/a> a month, with close to 30-40% of those purchases made by first-time smartphone users. It would make sense for even a fraction of those people to get access to devices at this point of time.

Xiaomi clarified that it wasn’t just asking the government to allow smartphone sales as a business opportunity, but rather as fulfilling the essential needs of consumers.

Realme chief executive Madhav Sheth said smartphones were essential and a gateway to other services that could be invaluable at this point of time.

The company could make its devices available to customers immediately through online channels and was also requesting the government to allow opening up of some centres to support after-sales service, with all safety precautions being followed, he said.

“We’re seeing a lot of requests on Twitter from people who say their phones have been damaged and need devices because they’re using them as Wi-Fi hotspots and for communications.”

In its letter dated March 27 to the government, MAIT, the apex body of electronic product makers, suggested that ecommerce companies be listed under essential services and enabled to carry out deliveries under a controlled logistics framework.

The ICEA wrote to the government saying that states and district authorities were being overcautious by not allowing inbound or outbound movement of electronics goods, despite the home ministry’s clarification over this. Both bodies said electronics manufacturers were sitting on large inventories meant for export and not allowing movement would jeopardise their ability to fulfil such shipments.

ET has seen the letters written by both MAIT and ICEA.

The ecommerce industry as a collective had also pitched to the government to expand the scope of essentials beyond food, grocery and medical supplies.
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