Overview
- Rahul Gandhi cited a report that Foxconn hired 30,000 workers in eight to nine months at its Karnataka iPhone assembly unit, calling it the fastest factory ramp-up seen in India so far.
- He highlighted that roughly 80% of the workforce are women, mostly aged 19–24, with many taking up their first formal jobs.
- Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw thanked Gandhi for the acknowledgment and said the milestone validates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India programme.
- Karnataka’s IT minister said the Devanahalli campus involves about ₹20,000 crore of investment on 300 acres and stated that over 80% of output is intended for export.
- Reports and officials link the expansion to production-linked incentives and Apple’s diversification beyond China, with Foxconn already strong in Tamil Nadu and exploring facilities in Uttar Pradesh.