Pli Scheme

Govt releases Rs 331.8 cr under PLIs; Jabil Circuit, Nokia receive the most

The government has disbursed total incentive of Rs 331.86 crore to 18 of 42 beneficiaries under the telecom PLI scheme as on October 31, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Telecom Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said as on October 31, the PLI (production-linked incentives) beneficiaries have reported employment of 25,359 people and total sales of Rs 68,708 crore, including exports of Rs 13,007 crore. According to data shared by the minister, Jabil Circuit India leads the chart of beneficiary companies under the list with a total incentive of Rs 78.62 crore. It is followed by Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt Ltd that has received incentives of Rs 46.92 crore, Tejas Networks Rs 32.66 crore, Flextronics Technologies (India) Rs 30.6 crore, Commscope India Rs 25.95 crore, NeoLync Tele Communications Rs 21.79 crore, Rising Stars Hi-Tech Rs 20.33 crore. Sanmina-SCI India, which is majorly owned by RIL group firm, received an ...

Rs 1.46 trn investment realised across 14 PLI sectors till Aug: Govt

The government on Tuesday said investment of Rs 1.46 lakh crore have been realised, resulting in incremental production and sales of over Rs 12.50 lakh crore across 14 PLI sectors till August this year. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that keeping in view India's vision of becoming self-reliant, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes for 14 key sectors have been announced with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore to enhance manufacturing capabilities and exports. "As on August 2024, across 14 sectors, investment of Rs 1.46 lakh crore have been realised, which has resulted in incremental production/sales of over Rs 12.50 lakh crore, employment generation of over 9.5 lakhs, and exports surpassing Rs 4 lakh crore," he added. Incentives of Rs 2,968 crore in eight sectors and Rs 6,753 crore in nine sectors during 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively, have been disbursed. As of date, 764 applications have been approved under PLI schemes

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana ride auto PLI manufacturing wave

Maharashtra leads the tally with 77 facilities, followed by Tamil Nadu with 46, Haryana with 37, and Karnataka with 28

DoT bats for expanded telecom PLI to push diversified manufacturing

An expanded PLI will be a key ask for the DoT during the upcoming pre-Budget inter-ministerial consultations, set to begin soon, officials said

CII body calls for expansion of PLI for medical devices to more products

CII's medtech group to ask govt for strict policy on import of refurbished devices, incentives in R&D, and enhanced rebate on export duties

Revised PLI scheme undermines autonomy of boards of PSBs, says AIBOC

Banks' officers union AIBOC on Friday said the recently announced revised Performance Linked Incentives (PLI) for Whole Time Directors and senior executives infringes upon autonomy of boards of public sector banks. Earlier this week, the Department of Financial Services announced a revised PLI scheme for Whole Time Directors. The revised scheme also included officers from Scale IV to Scale VIII of public sector banks. However, the PLI for officers up to Scale VII has already been determined through bilateral agreements between the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and officers' associations at the industry level. These agreements, based on mandates provided by member banks' boards, also encompass officers in Scale VIII, All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) said in a letter written to the Financial Services Secretary. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) directive undermines this well-established framework, violating the sanctity of collective bargaining and the essenc

Ficci seeks PLI 2.0, tariff review to boost electric vehicle growth

For instance, eligibility for the auto original equipment manufacturer (OEM) PLI requires global group revenues of at least Rs 10,000 crore and investments in fixed assets of Rs 3,000 crore

Centre revises PLI scheme for directors, senior executives of PSBs

The government has introduced a revised performance-linked incentive scheme for senior executives of public sector banks, including return on assets and NPA levels among parameters. The eligibility of banks for the scheme will be assessed by a government-appointed committee on the basis of four parameters, including that Return on Assets (RoA) should be positive and lower net non-performing assets (NPA). In a circular, the finance ministry said the scheme, which aims to provide to suitably reward and motivate employees for significant value creation for various stakeholders, will be effective from financial year 2023-24. The committee, headed by Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary, will have Additional Secretary (DFS), Joint Secretary (Banking) and Chief Executive of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) as members. According to the communication, the panel shall assess the governance mechanism in the banks for the PLI evaluation period with respect to occurrences of any maj

Initiative to expedite visas of Chinese workers helping PLI firms: Official

The government's initiative to expedite visas of Chinese technicians, whose expertise is required in Indian manufacturing firms in the PLI sector, is providing relief to such companies, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Earlier lot of firms used to flag the issue of delay in getting visas for Chinese technicians, who are required for works like installation or repair of certain machines, besides training workers in India. "Now that pendency has come down. Lot of improvement is there. There is a relief in this for those companies. The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken action pro-actively. In the last two months, things have improved a lot," the official said. A portal to facilitate these business visas was started to streamline the process. The PLI (production linked incentive scheme) scheme was announced in 2021 for 14 sectors, including telecommunication, white goods, textiles, manufacturing of medical devices, automobiles, speciality steel, food products, ...

PLI scheme subsidy payouts to eligible companies remain in the slow lane

The government has disbursed close to Rs 4,000 crore or around a fourth of its annual subsidy payment estimate to the eligible beneficiaries under the 14 PLI schemes

Smartphone PLI scheme rings in record electronics exports, shows data

The momentum in electronics exports has been built due to the big push in exports through the smartphone production-linked incentive scheme

India's import dependence on key pharma ingredients may reduce by half

Two newly inaugurated units will manufacture important molecules used in several common antibiotics

India to reduce laptop imports 5% annually from 2025, boost local output

India mulls 5% annual cut in import limits on laptops, tablets, and PCs from 2025 to boost domestic manufacturing under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, with free imports extended till De

Apple targets 32% of iPhone production and 26% of value in India by FY27

This could translate into a production value of over $34 billion, assuming global iPhone sales remain consistent with 2023-24 (FY24) levels

Uttar Pradesh: Senior bureaucrats tasked with attracting investment

Since UP is aspiring to become a trillion-dollar economy, the Yogi Adityanath government is toying with innovative ideas to achieve the ambitious target

PM Narendra Modi rolls out health cover for 70-plus senior citizens

Beneficiary base expansion to be done at an outlay of Rs 3,437 crore

Setting the dial to 2030, Bharat 6G Alliance seeks PLI scheme extension

Focus on a 10x jump in patents to lead the 6G wave

PM MITRA, PLI schemes to bring Rs 95,000 cr investment into textiles sector

India's textiles sector is expected to attract investments to the tune of Rs 95,000 crore from the seven PM MITRA mega textile parks and the PLI scheme for man-made fabrics and technical textile products in the next 3-5 years, Textiles Secretary Rachna Shah said on Monday. Apart from the two schemes, the textiles sector will also draw investments from several other channels like FDI (foreign direct investment), she shared, highlighting the government's focus on promoting "sunrise sectors" of man-made fabric, apparel and technical textile. The textiles secretary informed that "much more substantive outcomes" are being envisaged from the Bharat Tex 2025 mega textiles event to be held in February next year, in terms of not only MoUs but also investments and business generation. "We are having 7 textile parks so each of them is expected to generate something like Rs 10,000 crore of investment, that's about Rs 70,000 crore and another Rs 25,000 crore under the PLI scheme for technical ..

Voltas, Daikin, and Orient among 38 white goods PLI scheme bidders

According to Sanjiv, joint secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) the latest round will attract investment worth Rs 4121 crore

PLI scheme for power transmission soon: Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal

He was speaking on the sidelines of a brainstorming session organised by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the technical arm of the Ministry of Power