Visakhapatnam: Vizag today a made a history of sorts.  Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday released the  Xiaomi’s first smart phone manufactured in India in a glittering program organized for the occasion in the port city. The CM appreciated the company for rolling out the handsets in record time.

 

Here are the snippets from the launch of Xiaomi first “made in India” phone – RedMi 2 Prime:

Chief Minister  Chandrababu Naidu:

• Having Xiaomi in AP is a proud moment for us. Xiaomi is being rebranded as MI. They say Mi is Mobile Internet and Mission Impossible. I like Mission Impossible because it shows their grand vision and goals.

• Xiaomi is the third largest smartphone-maker in the world after Samsung and Apple, respectively. Xiaomi became the largest smartphone vendor in China in 2014 and at the end of December 2014, Xiaomi became the world’s most valuable technology start-up, valued at $ 46 billion.

• You have shows that it is possible to bring out a Made in India smartphone within 6 months of our meeting in Beijing.

• I see youngsters are a core part of this company. They are competing with giants like Samsung and Apple to deliver cost-effective models. Xiaomi is expanding in the East. It shows they are aiming high.

• I’m confident that India will become a pioneer in Hardware exports.We can create excellent ecosystem for hardware manufacturing.

• I’m a strong believer in Technology. I’m ensuring that welfare schemes use technology. That is the best way to serve people. I wish Xiaomi scales to greater heights.

Hugo Barra, Global Vice-president, Xiaomi: 

• We are here in India as part of the Make in India program.We kicked off our conversations with Chief Minister of AP  Chandrababu Naidu in China. Here, we are now. What thought would’ve taken us 2 years, we have done it in 6 months.Make in India program allows us to cut down on costs and enables us to better our supply chain. We can operate here either with little or zero inventory.

• Manufacturing in India for Xiaomi is a “Just in Time” opportunity. Over a period of time, every single phone Xiaomi sells in India will be made in India.

• We are not only celebrating our first anniversary but also marking the launch of first made-in-India smartphone RedMi 2 Prime.

• We want our fans in India to suggest/guide us on designing special packaging for India-made Mi phones. We are starting a campaign for this on our social media pages.

• We are proud to be the first mover’s into India. What’s happening in India is incredible. Internet Revolution ….We are proud to be at the forefront of the Make in India program.

Amitabh Kanth, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Government of India:

• Welcome Mi to India and AP.

• The future of Xiaomi is in India. If you grow or expand and become bigger in India… “Make your wealth in India.” We are an extremely young country. We’re passing through an interesting phase where we have the advantage of demographic dividend.

• India has been the back office and China a factory. This is gradually changing now.

• Xiaomi has captured the spirit of young India….Xiaomi is a combination of Sri City, Foxconn, Andhra Pradesh and CM Chandrababu Naidu.

• ‘Make nn India’ has identified 25 sectors. We want to make AP an electronics hub.

• The dynamic Chief Minister of AP has great ecosystem in Hyderabad during his earlier stint. Now, he wants to create the best ecosystem for AP. We, from the Government of India, will be your facilitators.