Ringing Bells to import first 50 lakh phones: Govt Official
Indias Cheapest Phone Freedom 251 introduced Ringing Bells will import the First 50 lakh units of its handset, an government official said. The firm had before asserted that making gadgets in India would help it offer a smart phone for as meager as Rs. 251.
Ringing Bells to import first 50 lakh phones : Govt Official
The company, which claims to have gotten more than 6 crore enlistments for its Freedom 251 telephone, has guaranteed conveyance of 50 lakh handsets by June 30. Of this 25 lakh will be online requests and 25 lakh would be those recieved from the net.
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In a meeting with Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY) officials taking after a summons, Ringing Bells President Ashok Chaddha and Promoter Mohit Goel on Monday “clarified their plan of action”. This takes after guidelines from the Communications and IT Minister to inspect the “veracity” of the endeavor. By senior service official, Mr. Chaddha and Mr. Goel expressed that at first they plan to import 50 lakh handsets to take care of the demand and will then begin producing in India in a staged way.
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At the point when reached an organization representative said the company is in the blink of an eye importing segments from Taiwan and will be amassing them at a pilot office in Noida, UP. The company plans to set up no less than two assembling plants in the following 6-8 months with a starting venture of Rs.350 crore.
Ringing Bells had before said the sum (over Rs.75 lakh for 30,000 gadgets) has been deposited with the payment gateway to rules and the company will assert installment strictly when submission of delievery proof.