Lok Sabha Question No. 6072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: PLI Schemes for IT Hardware
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ms Sayani Ghosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6072

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## PLI SCHEMES FOR IT HARDWARE

## 6072.   MS SAYANI GHOSH:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  targets  and  expected  outcomes  approved  under  the  Production  Linked Incentive  Scheme  for  IT  Hardware,  Large-Scale  Electronics  Manufacturing  (LSEM)  and Electronic Components;
- (b) the details of total financial outlay sanctioned under each schemes along with the details of funds allocated, released and disbursed, year-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  companies  approved  and  operational  under  each  scheme  along  with investment committed and actual investment realised till date;
- (d)  the  value  of  production  achieved  since  inception  and  its  comparison  with  pre-launch baseline levels, year-wise;
- (e) the incremental production and domestic value addition generated including localisation of components and reduction in import dependence;
- (f) the export performance attributable to each scheme, indicating preand postimplementation export values; and
- (g) the direct and indirect employment generated under each scheme since inception?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (g): India's electronics manufacturing strategy is guided by the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat and making India a global manufacturing hub.

The Government has adopted a targeted approach to develop the entire  value chain- from finished products to components, sub-modules, base materials and capital equipment used in its manufacturing

As a result of this approach, electronics manufacturing in India has expanded significantly in the  last  11  years  (Table  1).  Industry  estimates  indicate  that  domestic  value  addition  in electronics manufacturing has improved significantly over the years and is currently 18%-20%.

## Table 1:

| #   | 2014-15   | 2024-25   | Remarks   |
|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|

| Production of electronics goods (₹)   | ~1.9 Lakh Cr            | ~12 Lakh Cr               | Increased 6 times   |
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| Export of electronics goods (₹)       | 38 thousand Cr          | ~3.3 Lakh Cr              | Increased 8 times   |
| Production of mobile phones (₹)       | 18 thousand Cr          | 5.45 Lakh Cr              | Increased 28 times  |
| Export of mobile phones (₹)           | 1,500 Cr.               | 2 Lakh Cr                 | Increased 127 times |
| Mobile Phone imported (units)         | 75% of the total demand | 0.02% of the total demand |                     |

## PLI Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing

Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Large  Scale  Electronics  Manufacturing (LSEM) was started in 2020 with an aim to boost domestic manufacturing of mobile phones in the country.

32 beneficiary companies were approved under the scheme. The details of the targets  and achievement under the PLI Scheme for LSEM are tabulated below:

| Category                 | Scheme Targets   | Achievement till Feb' 2026     |
|--------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
| Investment (₹ Cr)        | 7,000            | 17,519 (250% of the target)    |
| Production (₹ Cr)        | 8,12,550         | 11,01,813 (136% of the target) |
| Exports (₹ Cr)           | 4,87,530         | 6,20,974 (127% of the target)  |
| Employment (Direct Jobs) | 2,00,000         | 1,85,175 (92% of the target)   |

As a result, India has emerged as a 2 nd largest mobile manufacturer in the world. The mobile phone production in the country has become more than doubled from Rs. 2.14 Lakh crores in FY 2019-20 to Rs. 5.5 Lakh crores in FY 2024-25.

The mobile phone exports have increased ~8 fold from Rs. 0.27 Lakh crores in FY 2019-20 to Rs. 2 Lakh crores in FY 2024-25.

From being an importer of mobile phones back in 2014, India has now become a net exporter. We have more than 300 mobile manufacturing units operational in the country.

Smartphones  have  emerged  as  India's  top  exported  commodity  in  CY  2025.  The  top  3 commodities exported from India in CY 2025 are mentioned below:

Top 3 items of Export for CY 2025

|   # |   HS Code | Item                                                                                   | Export value for CY 2025 (₹. Cr.)   |
|-----|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|   1 |  85171300 | Smartphones                                                                            | 262,452                             |
|   2 |  27101944 | Automotive diesel fuel, not containing biodiesel, conforming to standard IS 1460       | 1,42,227                            |
|   3 |  71023910 | Diamond (other than industrial diamond) cut or otherwise worked but not mounted or set | 1,08,652                            |

Source: DGCIS

Industry estimates indicate that mobile phone manufacturing sector supports around 12 lakh jobs (direct and indirect).

## PLI Scheme for IT Hardware

Government of India also launched the PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware in 2023 to create a robust domestic manufacturing ecosystem for IT hardware (laptops, tablets, servers, etc.). The aim is to attract large investments, reduce import reliance and make India a trusted global supply chain hub.

Under  the  scheme,  a  total  cumulative  production  of  Rs.  18,863.1  crore,  total  cumulative investment of Rs. 872.16 crore and total cumulative employment of 5,039 (direct jobs) have been achieved till February, 2026. Further, a total of Rs. 82 Crore have been disbursed as incentives under the schemes till date.

Driven by PLI, and supported by the growth of domestic component manufacturing, laptops, servers and desktops are now being manufactured in India. The quality of these products is at par with global standards, with Indian manufacturing facilities emerging among the best.

## Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

Government launched ECMS to further deepen the supply chain ecosystem and develop robust electronics component ecosystem in the country.

It aims to attract investments across key components, base materials and capital goods such as Printed  Circuit  Boards  (PCBs),  passive  components,  electro-mechanical  components,  subassemblies, camera modules, optical transceivers, and capital goods for electronics manufacturing.

The scheme has received overwhelming response from industry so far. Against the investment target of Rs 59,350 crores, investment commitments of Rs 1.15 lakh crores have been received. The estimated employment generation from these is around 1.4 lakh jobs.

Taking cognizance of the strong industry response, in Budget 2026, the Government enhanced the budgetary outlay of the scheme from Rs 22,919 crores to Rs 40,000 crores.

Till date, 75 applications have been approved across 12 states under the ECMS scheme.

Government  interventions  through  these  schemes  have  created  a  complete  electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. As a result, domestic value addition is steadily increasing, with greater localisation of components and sub-assemblies.

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