NITI Aayog approves 32 beneficiaries under PLI scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing

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The Empowered Committee headed by CEO, NITI Aayog Parameswaran Iyer on 9 September approved the first ever disbursement of incentive for mobile manufacturing under the large-scale electronics manufacturing’ sector.


IMPORTANT FACTS -

  • This is the first time that a mobile manufacturing unit has also been selected under the PLI scheme.
  • 32 beneficiaries have been approved under the PLI scheme operated for large size electronics manufacturing units.

  • Of these, 10 companies are related to mobile manufacturing in which five are domestic and five are foreign companies.

  • Paget Electronics Pvt Ltd, a domestic company, is the first beneficiary company approved by the Empowered Committee to receive the incentive.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -

About PLI scheme :

  • It is an initiative that provides incentives to domestic industries to promote production at the local level.

  • Through this scheme, the government aims to incentivize companies to increase the sales of manufactured products in domestic units.

  • The objective of the scheme is to make domestic manufacturing globally competitive and to become a global champion in manufacturing.

  • The government has launched this scheme with an outlay of around Rs 2 lakh crore for 14 sectors including Automobiles and Auto Components, White Goods, Pharma, Textiles, Advanced Chemistry Cell and Specialty Steel.

Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog - Suman Bery

NITI Aayog CEO - Parameswaran Iyer

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