Lok Sabha Question No. 4439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: PLI Scheme for Telecom Sector
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PLI SCHEME FOR TELECOM SECTOR

| 4439.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI: SHRIANURAG SHARMA:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| (a) whether the PLI Scheme in the Telecom Sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: has been rolled out and if so, details thereof;                                                                                                                                                                               |
| (b) whether any special provision for the MSME sector has been made in the Scheme and if so, the details thereof;                                                                                                                                                                                              | (b) whether any special provision for the MSME sector has been made in the Scheme and if so, the details thereof;                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | the details of the number of domestic and global eligible applicants for the Scheme;                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | the projected investments in the Telecom Sector due to the Scheme;                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | the financial outlay reserved for this scheme;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (f)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | the companies that have been eligible and given approval under the PLI Scheme; and                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (g)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce dependence on other countries for importing telecom and networking products?                                                                                                                                             |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN) (a) The Government has notified Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme on 24.02.2021 to promote                                                                                                                                                 | MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN) (a) The Government has notified Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme on 24.02.2021 to promote                                                                                                                         |
| (b) i. ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | The Scheme Guidelines has following provisions for MSME Category: The Scheme stipulates a minimum investment threshold of Rs. 10 Crore for MSME and Rs. 100 Crore for non MSME applicants. For MSMEcategory, there is financial allocation of Rs. 1,000 Crore out of Rs. 12,195 Crores |
| (c) Total 31 applicants have been approved under the Scheme, out of which 16 are MSME, 8 Non- MSME(Domestic) and 7 Non-MSME (Global).                                                                                                                                                                          | (c) Total 31 applicants have been approved under the Scheme, out of which 16 are MSME, 8 Non- MSME(Domestic) and 7 Non-MSME (Global).                                                                                                                                                  |
| (d) 3,344.90 crores.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | The projected investment proposed in the telecom Sector under the PLI Telecom Scheme is Rs.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| (f)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 31 Companies have been selected under the PLI Scheme for manufacturing of telecom and                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| (g) To reduce dependence on other countries for importing telecom and networking products, the Government has taken steps like imposition of basic custom duty (ranging from 10-20%) on certain identified telecom products and notified Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order on 29.08.2018. | networking products in India are detailed at Annexure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

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## ANNEXURE

## (LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4439 FOR 30.03.2022)

## LIST OF SELECTED COMPANIES UNDER PLI SCHEME

## Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME):

1. Coral Telecom Limited
2. Ehoome IoT Private Limited
3. Elcom Innovations Private Limited
4. Frog Cellsat Limited
5. GDN Enterprises Private Limited
6. GX India Private Limited
7. Lekha Wireless Solutions Pvt Ltd
8. Panache Digilife Limited
9. Priyaraj Electronics Limited
10. Sixth Energy Technologies Private Limited
11. Skyquad Electronics and Appliances Private Limited
12. STL Networks Limited
13. Surbhi Satcom Private Limited
14. Synegra Ems Limited
15. Systrome Technologies Private Limited
16. Tianyin Worldtech India Private Limited

## Non-MSME-Domestic:

1. Akashastha Technologies Private Limited,
2. Dixon Electro Appliances Private Limited,
3. HFCL Technologies Private Limited,
4. ITI Limited,
5. Neolync Tele Communications Private Limited,
6. Syrma Technology Pvt Ltd,
7. Tejas Networks Limited and
8. VVDN Technologies Private Limited.

## Non-MSME - Global:

1. Commscope India Private Limited,
2. Flextronics Technologies (India) Pvt Limited
3. Foxconn Technology (India) Private Limited,
4. Jabil Circuit India Private Limited,
5. Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Ltd,
6. Rising Stars Hi-Tech Private Limited,
7. Sanmina-SCI India Private Limited.