New Delhi: PC and printer major HP Inc on Wednesday said it has started local manufacturing of several PC products, including laptops, in India, as the government pushes for its ‘Make in India’ initiative. The company has started manufacturing several models of laptops, desktop towers, mini desktops at its Flex facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. HP is also manufacturing display monitors in India.
Some of these products are eligible under the government’s public procurement order and will be available on the government e-marketplace (GeM) portal to meet the demands of government departments and other customers, according to the company.
Ketan Patel, Managing Director, HP India Markets, said, “We will expand our portfolio in manufacturing multiple products within India to ensure that we play a meaningful role in building the country as a global manufacturing hub.”
He said, “We are working with the central and state governments in the mission of empowering the lives of millions of citizens and raising the standard of living of the community. This announcement will further strengthen our commitment to India.”
HP Inc maintained its lead in the overall PC category in India, as it reported the third consecutive quarter (Q3) with over one million shipments in the country. According to IDC, it led both the commercial and consumer segments with a 28.5 percent share in the overall PC category.
This is the first time that HP is manufacturing such a wide range of laptops in India, which includes products like HP EliteBook, HP ProBook and HP G8 series notebooks.
The company has also expanded its locally manufactured commercial desktops by adding various models of desktop Mini Towers (MT), Mini Desktop (DM), Small Form Factor (SFF) desktops and a range of all-in-one PCs.
These products have both Intel and AMD processor options and cater to a wide range of customer segments.
HP has partnered with Flex to manufacture business desktops in the country since August 2020.
Patel stressed, “The past year of significant growth is a great testament to the fact that computing is powering hybrid work, hybrid learning and hybrid playing. Computing is now becoming mainstream and it is a great way to expand our footprint. It’s a very good indicator.”