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Big players, bigger bets: Tech firms line up for Rs 23K crore PLI jackpot

Industry awaits fine print as scheme promises over 5% incentives

Industry cheers Rs 22,919 crore PLI boost for electronics components

The scheme focuses on key components such as batteries, displays, camera modules, and printed circuit boards (PCBs) to enhance India's electronics supply chain and reduce import dependence

Cabinet approves ₹22,919 cr PLI for non-semiconductor electronics component

Electronic industry has been urging the central government to create a separate production-linked incentive for non-semiconductor electronics since 2022

Cabinet clears Rs 22,919 crore PLI scheme for passive electronic components

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a production-linked incentive scheme for passive or non-semiconductor electronics components with an outlay of Rs 22,919 crore, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. It is the first scheme that focuses on promoting the manufacturing of passive electronic components. The minister said that the scheme will create direct employment for 91,600 people and attract investment of around Rs 59,350 crore. "Passive components are approved under the Electronics Component PLI scheme. It has a total package of Rs 22,919 crore. This will be over six years," Vaishnaw said. The minister said that that segment will serve the requirements of several sectors, including telecom, consumer electronics, automobile, medical devices, power sector etc. He said that the scheme is expected to lead to production of Rs 4.56 lakh crore. According to electronics component makers body Elcina, non-semiconductor components production in India was around USD 13

BMW Industries jumps 10% after signing MoU with Steel ministry under PLI

The stock was in demand after the company inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Steel under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme 1.1 for specialty steel

Companies commit Rs 17,000 cr investment under PLI for speciality steel

A total of 25 companies signed 42 agreements with the government to manufacture high-end steel at an estimated investment of Rs 17,000 crore under the second round of the PLI Scheme for speciality steel, an official statement said on Monday. In January, Union Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy launched the second round of the PLI scheme for speciality steel, termed PLI Scheme 1.1. "The second round has seen greater enthusiasm, with 25 companies submitting 42 applications, committing investments worth Rs 17,000 crore," the Ministry of Steel said. The companies signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Ministry of Steel to produce five types of high-grade steel. In the first round, 44 applications were submitted by 23 companies, with incentives already disbursed for one project. "Domestically, we are not manufacturing speciality steel, but I personally request our steelmakers to invest in speciality steel plants. If you succeed in producing speciality st

Centre disbursed Rs 14,020 crore for 10 sectors so far under PLI schemes

The government has disbursed Rs 14,020 crore under Production-Linked Incentive schemes for ten sectors, including electronics and pharma, since the launch of the support measure to boost domestic manufacturing, an official statement said on Saturday. In 2021, the government announced Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for 14 sectors like telecommunication, white goods, textiles, manufacturing of medical devices, automobiles, speciality steel, food products, high-efficiency solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell batteries, drones, and pharma, with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore. "The incentive amount of around Rs 14,020 crore disbursed under PLI schemes for 10 sectors," the commerce and industry ministry said. These sectors are large-scale electronics manufacturing, IT hardware, bulk drugs, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecom and networking products, food processing, white goods, automobiles and auto components and drones. Individual cases have been approved over a

Expand PLI scheme to labour sectors: Parliamentary committee to govt

The committee also recommended that the commerce department should 'proactively' take measures to conclude the FTAs

Govt has finalised design, outline of ISM phase two, to support semicon

The government is also working to make sure that the fabless semiconductor chip' ecosystem is also enhanced further by making changes to the design linked incentive scheme

Nokia exporting up to 70% of India production, says Tarun Chhabra

The company in India saw its revenues in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 hit Euro 463 million, up by 22 per cent from Euro 379 million in Q4 of 2023

Don't be mere spectator, grab global opportunities: PM Modi to industry

The PM also pressed the point that India remains a growth engine for the global economy and that it has proven its resilience in challenging situations

Ola Electric gets IFCI notice for missing PLI-ACC scheme milestones

Ola Electric Mobility on Tuesday said its wholly-owned subsidiary has received a letter from IFCI for missing out on targets specified under the Production Linked Incentive Advanced Chemistry Cell scheme (PLI ACC). As per the government sources, the company did not meet production and investment-related criteria specified under in PLI ACC scheme. "We would like to inform you that we are in receipt of a letter from IFCI Ltd for non-achievement of Milestone -1 as per schedule M of the Programme Agreement dated July 28, 2022," Ola Electric said in a regulatory filing. The company is actively engaged with the relevant authorities in this regard and is in the process of filing an appropriate response, it added. Ola Electric Mobility Cell Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, had entered into a programme agreement with the Ministry of Heavy Industries for availing the scheme. Pursuant to the scheme, IFCI Ltd was appointed as the project management agency for the PLI AC

Reliance Industries seeks extension for EV battery-making plant setup

The government has slapped a penalty on a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd for failing to meet the deadline for setting up a battery cell plant for which it was granted production-linked incentives, the firm said on Tuesday. In a stock exchange filing, Reliance said its step-down subsidiary, Reliance New Energy Battery Storage Ltd on March 3 received "a letter from the Ministry of Heavy Industries levying liquidated damages at the rate of 0.1 per cent of the performance security (Rs 50 crore) for each day of delay from January 1, 2025." The penalty was for the "delay in achievement of Milestone 1 under the programme agreement executed with MHI in connection with 5 GWh manufacturing capacity awarded under the Performance-Linked Incentive Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell," it said. The liquidated damages or penalty computed till March 3, 2025 was Rs 3.1 crore. "RNEBSL has requested for an extension of time for achievement of the said Milestone 1," it said. The firm, however, neithe

Footwear major Bata India bats for footwear PLI to boost output, exports

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a focus product scheme for the footwear sector in her Budget 2025 speech last month

Any policy formulation must factor in uncertainty, says P K Mishra

The 1972-batch IAS officer spoke highly of the government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme but stressed the importance of its long-term evaluation

RIL arm wins PLI order for 10 GWh battery cell capacity; stock off lows

Reliance share price: This agreement makes Reliance New Energy Battery Ltd eligible to receive incentives under India's Rs 18,100 crore PLI ACC scheme

Firms committed to investing Rs 27,106 cr under PLI scheme for steel: MoS

MoS for Steel and Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma said that steel is deregulated sector and decisions such as investment, production are based on techno-commercial considerations

Budget 2025: Govt ups allocation for electronics PLIs, semicon, AI by 84%

The government has enhanced allocation for key technology projects, comprising production-linked incentives for mobile phones, IT hardware, semiconductor scheme and IndiaAI Mission, by about 84 per cent to Rs 18,000 crore for the next fiscal. The revised allocation for the key electronic sector project was around Rs 9,766 crore in the current financial year, according to the budget documents. The allocation for IndiaAI Mission has been increased by over 11 times to Rs 2,000 crore. The IndiaAI mission is spearheading development of the country's artificial intelligence ecosystem including providing financial support for compute infrastructure. The total allocation for Ministry of Electronics and IT has been raised by about 48 per cent to Rs 26,026.25 crore for 2025-26 against Rs 17,566.31 crore under the revised allocation for the current fiscal. The highest allocation of Rs 8,885 crore has been made for the production-linked incentive scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturin

PLI scheme in the works to boost localisation of key telecom gear

In its discussions with stakeholders, according to the sources, the government has proposed two alternative models for linking incentives to a localisation roadmap

PLI scheme expansion for handicrafts, leather to create more job: Deloitte

The government in its coming Budget must extend fiscal benefits under the PLI (production linked incentive) scheme to sectors such as handicrafts and leather that can create more jobs, Deloitte said on Sunday. It also suggested that the existing PLI schemes must continue in sectors that have seen success, such as electronics, auto and semiconductors. The government in 2021 announced PLI schemes for 14 sectors, including telecommunications, white goods, textiles, manufacturing of medical devices, automobiles, speciality steel, food products, high-efficiency solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell battery, drones, and pharma, with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore. Deloitte further suggested that to improve global liquidity (once the Western central banks start easing their monetary policies), the government can raise the ceiling for investment size and remove location restrictions to attract more foreign investment. "Multi-brand retail and e-commerce are some sectors that may benefi