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Home » Fix Before You Trash: India Pushes for Sustainable Tech Usage

Fix Before You Trash: India Pushes for Sustainable Tech Usage

Itishree Sethy by Itishree Sethy
May 3, 2025
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The committee established for the Framework on the Repairability Index (RI) in the mobile and electronic sector has submitted its report to Smt. Nidhi Khare, Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India.


The committee’s recommendations have been developed in accordance with the best global practices while ensuring that the industry can continue to innovate and maintain ease of doing business. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are required to self-declare their Repairability Index based on scoring criteria provided in the framework, without any additional compliance burden.

Furthermore, the committee has recommended that the Repairability Index be displayed at the point of sale, on e-commerce platforms, and in the form of a QR code on packaged products. This will enable consumers to make informed choices.

The aim of the Repairability Index is to create an ecosystem where consumers select options that promote “mindful utilisation” of their products instead of “wasteful consumption.” By empowering consumers with easy and hassle-free repair options, the Department of Consumer Affairs is reaffirming its commitment to a self-reliant, sustainable, and consumer-friendly economy.

Notably, an analysis of grievances received at the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) indicates that many consumers encounter difficulties when seeking repairs for their mobile phones and tablets. Complaints in the Mobiles and Tablets product category have significantly increased, rising from 19,057 in 2022-2023 to 21,020 in 2023-2024, and further to 22,864 in 2024-2025. This trend underscores the urgent need to improve repair accessibility and ensure greater transparency regarding repair and post-sale service-related information for consumers.

In September 2024, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) constituted a committee, chaired by Shri Bharat Khera, Additional Secretary, to develop the framework for the Repairability Index (RI).

The committee included

  • Stakeholders from the industry include companies like Apple, Samsung, Google, Vivo, HMD Mobiles, Dell, HP.
  • Prominent Industry associations like ICEA and MAIT,
  • Representatives from consumer organisations like EPIC,
  • Members of academia and senior officials of DoCA, Meity, MSME
  • Scientific organisations such as NTH and BIS

The committee was mandated to recommend a robust framework for the Repairability Index (RI) in the Mobile and Electronics Sector. Based on the deliberations, the committee has identified smartphones and tablets as a product category for notification in the initial phase of the Repairability Index in the Mobile and Electronics Sector.

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The committee identified priority parts which are most prone to frequent failures and have high functional relevance as below:

  • Battery,
  • Display assembly,
  • Back cover assembly,
  • Front-facing camera assembly,
  • Rear-facing camera assembly,
  • Charging port,
  • Mechanical buttons,
  • Main microphone(s),
  • Speaker,
  • Hinge assembly or mechanical display folding mechanism,
  • External audio connector(s).

Several meetings of the Committee were conducted to deliberate and discuss for identifying parameters for the Repairability Index. Repairability is assessed on six core parameters, namely

  1. Disassembly Depth,
  2. Repair Information,
  3. availability of Spare Parts within a reasonable timeline,
  4. Software Updates,
  5. Tools and
  6. Fasteners (types and availability).

Scoring criteria were evolved for each of these parameters, and weightages were decided. After aggregation of weightages for priority parts, an RI on a five-point numeric scale is arrived at.

The Committee actively engaged with a wide array of relevant stakeholders, including manufacturers, industry associations, consumer advocacy groups, and representatives of government. These consultations were vital for gathering diverse perspectives and ensuring the proposed framework is practical, effective, and addresses the needs and challenges faced by the consumers in India to utilise their product as long as they want.

As India continues its rapid technological advancement and more and more consumers have access to a variety of consumer products, the need for robust after-sales support and equitable repair practices is becoming increasingly crucial. For countless consumers, both in rural and urban areas, access to affordable repair options is fundamental.

In view of this growing demand for a robust repair ecosystem, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) had launched the Right to Repair Portal India in 2022, to facilitate relevant repair associated information between the companies and consumers in 4 (four) sectors namely, Automobile, Mobile and Electronics, Consumer Durables and Farming Equipment.

Over the last two years, consistent efforts have been made by the Department to use this portal for the dissemination of repair-related information. More than 65 companies across the above four sectors have onboarded the portal and offer relevant repair-related information to consumers.

Over the past few years, the rapid growth of the smartphone and tablet market in India has significantly transformed the digital landscape, with smartphones and tablets becoming integral to daily life for millions of people. A National Workshop was conducted in August 2024, wherein it was unanimously agreed that a Repairability Index framework in the Mobile and Electronics sector will help consumers assess the ease of repairability of smartphones and tablets and enable them to make an informed choice amongst products available in the market based on their repairability.

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