Make In India campaign started by Governement Of India under the leadership of our dynamic Prime Minister, has seen many enterprising companies in mobile handsets category starting manufacturing activity in India. Celkon Mobiles is a leading Indian smart phone player, and in a major initiative from the “Make in India” movement has inaugurated its first State-of-the- Art manufacturing facility in Hyderabad on the 11th of June 2015 with four production lines and eventually enhanced its capacity to higher levels.
To appreciate commitment of Celkon Mobiles, Government of India has honored this company with “Make in India Award for Excellence – 2015” in Telecom Gadgets category at an event organised in Gandhinagar on 18th August which was graced by Honorable Sri. Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME as Chief Guest. Sri. Govindbhai Patel, Minister of State for Science and Technology and other dignitaries.This award was received by Mr. Divya Gupta, Vice-President of Celkon Mobiles.
Celkon was one of the early movers to set up a manufacturing unit in the country with 30,000sqft in area, started production from Day 1, making Celkon the first brand to start operations in the state. The facility is ISO Certified.
Celkon’s new manufacturing unit has employed 500 people consisting of trained and skilled technicians. Moreover the facility shall result into a significant cost cutting and quality benefit for the consumers. Celkon has many new and exciting devices lined up for launch this year, some of which will be churned out of this facility.
Lauding the role of Celkon Mobiles, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Sri. Kalraj Mishra said: “A wonderful initiative to promote the vision of our Honorable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi. The company has decided to see our incredible India as a leading world economy. In order to materialize this dream, it’s imperative to promote the manufacturing sector. Without doubt industrialists like you are playing a significant role in shaping the destiny of India”.
