UPSC Articles
Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware
Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Economy
In news
- A total of 19 companies have filed their application under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware.
Key takeaways
- Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware was notified recently.
- The PLI Scheme extends an incentive of 4% to 2%/ 1% on net incremental sales (over base year of FY 2019-20) of goods under target segments that are manufactured in India to eligible companies, for a period of four years (FY 2021-22 to FY 2024-25).
- The target IT hardware segments under the proposed Scheme include Laptops, Tablets, All-in-One Personal Computers (PCs) and Servers.
- The scheme proposes production linked incentives to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the value chain of these IT Hardware products.
Benefits:
- Over the next 4 years, the Scheme is expected to lead to total production of about INR 1,60,000 crore.
- The scheme is expected to promote exports significantly.
- Out of the total production, more than 37% will be contributed by exports.
- It will bring additional investment in electronics manufacturing to the tune of INR 2,350 crore.
- It will generate approximately 37,500 direct employment opportunities and indirect employment of nearly 3 times the direct employment.
- Domestic Value Addition is expected to grow from the current 5-12% to 16-35%.
