Overview
- Rahul Gandhi hailed the recruitment as “transformative job creation,” citing reports that the unit reached 30,000 hires within eight to nine months.
- Ashwini Vaishnaw thanked Gandhi and framed the milestone as validation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India programme.
- Reports describe the scale-up as among the fastest factory ramp-ups seen in India for an iPhone assembly facility.
- Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge highlighted a reported ₹20,000 crore investment across a 300-acre campus and said over 80% of output is intended for export.
- Coverage notes a largely women-led workforce, with about 80% women—many aged 19–24—aligning the plant with efforts to broaden manufacturing employment.