Dixon, Hindalco, Daikin and 49 others apply for PLI scheme for white goods

As many 52 global and domestic companies have filed applications and committed investment worth Rs 5,866 crore towards production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods--air conditioners (ACs) and LED lights.

Companies such as Daikin, Hindalco, Panasonic, Hitachi, Mettube, Nidec, Voltas, Bluestar, Havells, Amber, EPack, TVS-Lucas, Dixon, R K Lighting, Uniglobus, Radhika Opto, Syska among others have applied for manufacturing critical components of air conditioners and LED lights.

The budgetary outlay of the scheme is Rs 6,238 crore. Any unutilized amount from the scheme allocation will be reviewed later.

As many as 31 companies have committed investments of about Rs 4,995