Ministry of Communications

PLI scheme for telecom sector

Posted On: 30 MAR 2022 2:30PM by PIB Delhi

The Government has notified Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme on 24.02.2021 to promote Telecom and Networking Products manufacturing in India within overall financial outlay of Rs.12,195 Crore over 5 years.

 

The Scheme Guidelines has following provisions for MSME Category:

 

    1. The Scheme stipulates a minimum investment threshold of Rs. 10 Crore for MSME and Rs. 100 Crore for non MSME applicants.
    1. For MSME category, there is financial allocation of Rs. 1,000 Crore out of Rs. 12,195 Crores over a period of 5 years.
    1. Higher incentives are provided for MSMEs as compared to NON MSMEs in first 3 years.

 

Total 31 applicants have been approved under the Scheme, out of which 16 are MSME, 8 Non- MSME (Domestic) and 7 Non-MSME (Global).

The projected investment proposed in the telecom Sector under the PLI Telecom Scheme is Rs. 3,344.90 crores.

The financial outlay reserved for this scheme over the scheme period is Rs. 12,195 crores.

31 Companies have been selected under the PLI Scheme for manufacturing of telecom and networking products in India are detailed at Annexure.

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.

ANNEXURE

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.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

 

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RKJ/M

 



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