apples biggest supplier foxconn will reportedly start manufacturing iphones in karnataka by april 2024 the state government said on thursday june 1 a team from hon hai technology group aka foxconn has reportedly received assurance from the karnataka government about its upcoming iphoneplant according to a report by bloomberg the state government has confirmed that it will transfer the land parcel to the iphone maker in a months timeread alsoxiaomi and dixon extend partnership to make smartphones in indiaxiaomi and dixon have plans to expand their partnership for mobile manufacturing and invest in component manufacturing in india a proposed initiative was discussed by the two companies in a meeting with the minister of state for it rajeev chandrasekhar earlier this week xiaomi has alreadythe land for the factory would be handed over to foxconn by july 1 the government said adding that the project valued at 130 billion rupees 159 billion is expected to create around 50000 jobs in the statethe worlds largest contract electronics manufacturer foxconn has set a target of manufacturing 20 million iphones a year at the plant in devanahalli on the outskirts of state capital and tech hub bengalurufoxconn aims to make 2 crore iphones a year at the plantfoxconn aims to complete the project in three phases the company has set a target of rolling out two crore iphone handsets annually from the new plant post the completion of all three phasessenior management representatives of foxconn visited me to discuss the establishment of an iphone assembly plant at devanahalli we addressed projectrelated challenges emphasising the development of vital industrial infrastructure and maximising the creation of employment opportunities mb patil karnatakas industries minister said patil said foxconn has been told to provide details of the skill sets it seeks from its employees accordingly he said steps will be taken to facilitate training programmes for eligible candidates to make them employable