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Detailed explanation-1: -The new plant by Samsung will further the Indian Government’s ‘Make in India’ programme and will also generate more jobs for the state and make Uttar Pradesh a manufacturing hub.

Detailed explanation-2: -The South Korean smartphone giant’s decision to move their operations to India is a statement of intent of the growth potential that exists in the world’s second largest smartphone market.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samsung has reportedly decided to shift some of the manufacturing of its smartphones from Vietnam to India. The South Korean tech giant will work on increasing the manufacturing capacity to 93 million smartphones next year.

Detailed explanation-4: -Samsung is re-locating its display factory to UP from China and this move that will help boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship drive to make India a manufacturing hub.

Detailed explanation-5: -The factory was inaugurated by Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during their visit to the facility in located at the outskirts of Delhi. This will double Samsung’s Noida unit capacity for mobile phones to 120 million units a year from 68 million units a year, it said in a statement.