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Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing

Updated: 23 Oct 2025
Ministry: Ministry of Electronics & IT
Beneficiary: Miscellaneous

Overview

The Central Sector Scheme aims to boost domestic electronics manufacturing and make India a global hub by attracting large investments in the electronics value chain, including mobile phones, semiconductors, and component manufacturing.

Quick facts

  • Type: Central Sector Scheme
  • Purpose: To boost domestic manufacturing and to become global champions in electronics manufacturing
  • Nodal Agency:  Project Management Agency (PMA)
  • Tenure: For round two, tenure is 4 years applicable from 01.04.2021

Objectives

To attract large investments in the electronics value chain including manufacturing of mobile phones, semiconductor packaging and electronic components including Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units.

Salient features

  • Eligibility: Support under the Scheme shall be provided only to companies engaged in manufacturing of target segments in India
  • Incentive: The Scheme shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods manufactured in India and covered under target segments, to eligible companies, for a period of five (5) years subsequent to the base year.
  • Target Segment: Mobile phones and specified electronic components.
  • Base Year: Financial Year 2019-20 shall be treated as the base year for computation of incremental investment and incremental sales of manufactured goods