India considering exemptions sought by Apple, says government official

Reuters  |  NEW DELHI 

(Reuters) - The Indian is considering exemptions sought by Inc for setting up a unit to assemble iPhones, Ramesh Abhishek, the top bureaucrat in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, said on Thursday.

The department is a part of India's commerce and industry ministry.

has asked federal officials for a range of tax and policy changes to help build out its iPhone assembly work in

It is seeking permission to open its own retail stores in where it currently sells iPhones through resellers.

has given Chinese smartphone maker Oppo the go-ahead to open its own single-brand retail stores, boding well for rivals like Apple, which are seeking similar approvals.

(Reporting by Neha Dasgupta; Editing by Malini Menon)

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First Published: Thu, October 05 2017. 12:45 IST