NEW DELHI: An empowered committee headed by NITI Aayog CEO Parmeswaran Iyer on Friday approved incentives for mobile manufacturing under the ‘Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing’ sector. This was the first-ever disbursement under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to NITI Aayog, the PLI scheme for Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing, mapped to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), is expected to make India a competitive destination for electronics manufacturing and give a boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat while creating more global champions.
A domestic company, Padget Electronics Pvt Ltd, is the first beneficiary approved by the Empowered Committee to receive incentives under mobile manufacturing based on its incremental investment and sales figures for FY 2021-22. Padget Electronics Pvt Ltd is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Dixon Technologies Pvt Ltd and has manufacturing facilities in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Thirty-two beneficiaries had been approved under the PLI scheme for Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing, of which 10 (five global and five domestic companies) were approved for mobile manufacturing. For the quarter ending June 2022, the applicants under this PLI scheme had undertaken sales of Rs 1,67,770 crore, including export of Rs 65,240 crore. This PLI scheme has also generated employment for 28,636 people. Over the last 3 years, exports have grown by 139 per cent. The applications for incentives by the other beneficiaries will also be considered for approval soon.
The proposal for disbursement of incentives presented by MEITY was considered by the Empowered Committee comprising NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer, DPIIT Secretary Anurag Jain, MEITY Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma and representatives from the Department of Expenditure, Department of Revenue, Department of Economic Affairs and office of DGFT. The Empowered Committee gave its recommendations for the disbursal of incentive to the selected beneficiary under the PLI scheme.
The PLI scheme for Large-Scale Electronic Manufacturing, which includes the manufacturing of mobile phones and specified electronic components, was approved in March 2020, with a total outlay of Rs 38,645 crore. The scheme is expected to bring in additional production to the tune of Rs 10,69,432 crore and generate employment for 7,00,000 people. (ANI)