The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday invited second round of applications for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme that was announced last year to boost drone manufacturing in India. The first round of applications for this scheme were invited on March 10 and its results were announced on April 20, wherein Adani Group's joint venture company with Israeli firm Elbit, IdeaForge Technology, and 12 other drone companies were selected as beneficiaries. The ministry had on September 16, 2021, announced the PLI scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years. Under the PLI scheme, the incentive for a manufacturer of drones and drone components will be 20 per cent of the "value addition" made by the company during the next three years. The value addition is calculated as the annual sales revenue from drones and drone components (net of GST) minus the purchase cost (net of GST) of drone and drone components. About the .
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A senior government official said the second round of applications was invited as the entire allocated funds were not utilised.
The ministry said that among the 19 applicants, eight are for AC components and 11 for LED Lights
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Seven foreign companies have committed total investment of Rs 3,559 crore for the plan
Textile Secretary U P Singh said that a total of 67 proposals were received under the PLI scheme for the textiles sector
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Companies have petitioned the government to double the incentive from 2.5 per cent to 5 per cent and extend the tenure
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The central government will do a two-stage review of the PLI scheme to determine its progress and implementation across sectors. More on this in our top headlines.
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This will be followed by utilisation of unused funds and the possibility of reallocation to the government department and ministries, which need more amounts, will be assessed