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Vocal for local: India's $6.7 bn plan to boost electronics manufacturing

The government is offering a production-linked incentive (PLI) involving cash worth 4 per cent to 6 per cent of additional sales of goods made locally over five years

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Names of the five companies, which would have to meet investment and sales thresholds to be eligible, were expected to be announced in the next two months

Reuters

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 02 2020 | 8:11 PM IST

India launched a $6.65 billion plan on Tuesday to boost electronics manufacturing, saying it would start by offering five global smartphone makers incentives to establish or expand domestic production.

The government is offering a production-linked incentive (PLI) involving cash worth 4 per cent to 6 per cent of additional sales of goods made locally over five years, with 2019-2020 as the base year, technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told a news conference.

Names of the five companies, which would have to meet investment and sales thresholds to be eligible, were expected to be announced in the next two months, ministry

Topics : Electronics manufacturing smartphones smartphone industry

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