Last Updated: 17 Oct 2025

PLI For White Goods (Air Conditioners And Led Lights) Manufacturers In India

The scheme aims to achieve self-reliance in white goods by boosting domestic manufacturing and reducing import dependence. It focuses on attracting investment, enhancing exports, and creating economies of scale from 2021–22 to 2028–29.

Quick facts

  • Type: Central Sector Scheme
  • Purpose: To attain self-reliance and reduce import dependence of white goods
  • Implementing Agency: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
  • Tenure: FY 2021-22 to FY 2028-29

Objectives 

  • Boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments, removing sectoral disabilities, creating economies of scale, enhancing exports in white goods.

Salient features

  • Scope
    • Companies making brown field or green field Investments for manufacturing in target Companies.
  • Financial incentive
    • An incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (net of taxes) over the base year 2019-20. 
    • Tenure of the incentive: 5 years subsequent to the base year and one year of gestation period.
    • Scheme is Fund Limited i.e. the total pay-out of incentives would be capped at the amount approved by Cabinet.
  • Monitoring: By the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) chaired by Cabinet Secretary.
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