In a move to boost domestic manufacturing, the central government has proposed to scrap import duties on critical mobile phone components, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed as part of the Union Budget 2025-26 tabled in Parliament on Saturday, February 1. The list of duty-free cellular mobile phone components include parts used in the manufacture of printed circuit board assembly, camera module and connectors of cellular mobile phones as well as inputs and raw materials used in the manufacture of wired headsets, microphones, receivers, USB cables, and fingerprint scanners. The basic customs duty (BCD) rates levied on these parts was 2.5...