Samsung gives PLI scheme for IT hardware and telecom equipment a wide berth

It has bet big on Vietnam as its key global manufacturing hub for exports

Though Samsung has a substantial share of the information technology (IT) hardware and telecommunication (telecom) equipment domestic market, it has kept away from the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes for these two sectors.

This decision has raised questions on whether the South Korean giant which, along with Apple, was expected to showcase the ambitious PLI scheme to the world, has chosen caution as its policy.    

Its presence in IT hardware — tablets, laptops, and personal computers (PCs) — is substantial, according to a research by Canalys in the first quarter of calendar year 2021. Samsung has jumped to fourth place (from