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PLI SCHEME FOR PROMOTING TELECOM & NETWORKING PRODUCTS

Updated: 17 Oct 2025
Ministry: Ministry of Communications
Beneficiary: Miscellaneous

Overview

The scheme promotes a strong domestic value chain in telecom and networking products under “Make in India.” Implemented by SIDBI from 2021 to FY 2024-25, it offers financial incentives to boost manufacturing and attract investment.

Quick facts

  • Type: Central Sector Scheme
  • Purpose:  to create a robust domestic value chain in India.
  • Implementing agency: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
  • Tenure: Investment from 2021 up to Financial Year 2024-2025 only

Objectives

  • Provides financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract investments in the target segments of telecom and networking products to encourage "Make in India". 

Salient features

  • Scope: Support under the Scheme shall be provided only to companies for manufacturing of goods in India. 
Infographic showing four eligible investment expenditure segments - new plant machinery and equipment, Research and Development, Transfer of Technology, and expenditure on civil works including installation and erection of plant and machineries.
  • Target Segments
    • Core Transmission Equipment
    • 4G/5G, Next Generation Radio Access Network and Wireless Equipment
    • Access & Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), Internet of Things (IoT) Access Devices and Other Wireless Equipment
    • Enterprise equipment: Switches, Routers
    • Any Other Product: As decided by the EGoS.
  • Financial incentive
    • Tenure of incentive payment: Maximum 5 years
    • Rate of incentive: 7%-4% on the incremental sales over Base Year (FY 2019-20) for MSMEs and 6% to 4 % over for others.
    • Additional 1% incentive under Design-led PLI for products that are designed and manufactured in India.