Lok Sabha Question No. 2643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Telecom and Networking Products
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri P P Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR TELECOM AND NETWORKING PRODUCTS

## 2643.   SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  detailed  objectives  and  components  of  the  PLI  scheme  for  telecom  and  networking products, along with the incentive structure and eligibility criteria thereof;
- (b) the total financial outlay allocated under the scheme and the amount of incentives disbursed during the last three years, including company-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether any domestic value addition targets have been set for beneficiary companies under the scheme, if so, the details thereof and achievements made so far;
- (d) the number of companies benefiting under the scheme, category-wise (MSME/non-MSME), along with their committed investment and actual investment made thereof; and
- (e) whether any assessment has been conducted to evaluate the scheme's impact on domestic manufacturing and exports, if so, the findings thereof, particularly regarding employment generation and import reduction?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) In order to promote manufacturing of telecom products and reduce import dependency, the Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT)  notified  the  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  for telecom and networking products vide Gazette Notification No. 13-01/2020-IC dated 24.02.2021 prescribing  detailed  incentive  structure  and  eligibility  criteria,  the  notification  is  available  at https://dot.gov.in/pli-scheme  .  The  scheme  guidelines  were  amended  in  June,  2022  offering  1% additional incentive for products designed, developed and manufactured in India.
- (b) Total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 12,195 Crore. As on 31.10.2024, total incentive disbursed to the PLI beneficiaries is as below:

|   S.No. | Name of Company                                  |   Amount Disbursed (In Rs. Crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Coral Telecom Limited                            |                              1.13 |
|       2 | Commscope India Private Limited                  |                             25.95 |
|       3 | Dixon Electro Appliances Private Limited         |                              6.51 |
|       4 | Flextronics Technologies (India) Private Limited |                             30.6  |
|       5 | Frog Cellsat Limited                             |                              2.12 |

| 6.          | GO IP Global Services Private Limited          |   7.00 |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 7.          | GX INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED                       |  11.74 |
| 8.          | Jabil Circuit India Private Limited            |  78.62 |
| 9.          | NeoLync Tele Communications Private Limited    |  21.79 |
| 10.         | Netlink ICT Pvt Ltd                            |   3.08 |
| 11.         | Nokia Solutions and Networks India Private Ltd |  46.92 |
| 12.         | Rising Stars Hi-Tech Private Limited           |  20.33 |
| 13.         | Sanmina-SCI India Private Limited              |  12    |
| 14.         | Synegra EMS Limited                            |   2.8  |
| 15.         | Syrma SGS Technology Limited                   |   9.5  |
| 16.         | Tecniqua India Private Limited                 |   0.68 |
| 17.         | Tejas Networks Limited                         |  32.66 |
| 18.         | VVDN Technologies Pvt Ltd                      |  18.43 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                                    | 331.86 |

(c) The scheme does not prescribe domestic value addition targets for beneficiary companies.

(d) Total 42 beneficiaries have been approved under the PLI Scheme for telecom and networking products. As on 31.10.2024, details of committed investment vis-a-vis actual investment made by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and non-MSMEs is as below:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Category           | Committed Investment   | Actual Investment   |
|--------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| MSME               | 644                    | 369                 |
| Non-MSME           | 3,370                  | 3,629               |
| Total (in approx.) | 4,014                  | 3,998               |

(e) The scheme's implementation and outcomes are being closely monitored in the Department. As on 31.10.2024, the PLI beneficiaries have reported employment of 25,359 persons and total sales of Rs. 68,708 Crore including exports of Rs. 13,007 Crore.

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