PLI deadline: Device makers likely to knock on PMO door for extension

The scheme was the first among the 10 new PLI schemes across various sectors which was announced last September

With the deadline for production linked incentives closing on 31 March, most of the mobile device players who have failed to meet the qualifying criteria, are contemplating asking the Prime Minister’s Office to intervene and provide relief.
 
The move is being considered after their communication to all the key members of the empowered committee on the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme failed to elicit any response.
 
Most of the nine companies (with the sole exception of Samsung) which includes three vendors of Apple Inc.  and local manufacturers such as Lava and Dixon Technologies, have mostly met the required