Lok Sabha Question No. 3844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Benefits of PLI Scheme in Maharashtra
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3844

ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025

## BENEFITS OF PLI SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA

## †3844. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given benefit to any unit in Bhiwandi of Maharashtra under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme;
- (b) the criteria fixed for selection of companies to give benefits under the said scheme;
- (c) the number of jobs created so far under the said scheme along with the impact thereof in the industrial areas of Maharashtra including the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): Ministry of Heavy Industries administers Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry in India (PLI-Auto) and PLI Scheme for National Programme  on  Advanced  Chemistry  Cell  (ACC)  Battery  Storage.  The  PLI  schemes  are applicable on Pan-India basis, including Bhiwandi, Maharashtra.  No benefit has been extended to any unit in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra under abovementioned schemes.
- (b): Beneficiaries  were  selected  under  PLI  ACC  scheme  by  inviting  bids  through  global tender.    Thereafter,  the  bids  were  evaluated  based  on  the  Quality  &  Cost  Based  Selection (QCBS) mechanism and the bidders are ranked on the basis of their combined technical and financial scores.

The basic eligibility criteria for PLI-Auto scheme is as below;

- i. For company or its Group company (ies) with existing presence in India or globally in the automotive vehicle and components manufacturing business is as follows:

| Eligibility Criteria                                                       | AutoOEM                                                                                                | Auto-Component                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Global group revenue (from automotive and/or auto component manufacturing) | Minimum ₹10,000 crore.                                                                                 | Minimum ₹500 crore.                                                                                  |
| Investment                                                                 | Global Investment of Company or its Group Company (ies) in fixed assets (gross block) of ₹3,000 crore. | Global Investment of Company or its Group Company (ies) in fixed assets (gross block) of ₹150 crore. |

Above  eligibility  criteria  to  be  met  based  on  audited  financial  statements  for  year  ending 31.03.2021.

- ii. For new non-automotive investor company or its Group company (ies):

| Eligibility Criteria                                | New non-automotive investor company or its Group company(ies)                                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Global net worth                                    | ₹1000 crore based on audited financial statements for year ending 31.03.2021.                                                 |
| Committed investment in India over five year period | As per Minimum New Domestic Investment Conditions mentioned in para - 4.1(c) of the scheme guidelines notified on 23.09.2021. |

(c) & (d): As on 31.03.2025, employment of 17,533 nos. is generated under abovementioned schemes in state of Maharashtra.

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