The Department of Telecom has launch an incentive scheme for design-led manufacturers and extend the duration of the Rs. 12,195 crore production-link incentive (PLI) scheme by a year, an official statement said.
The incentive for design-led manufacturing is part of the PLI scheme which was notified on 24th February, 2021.
The DoT has amend the clause and made the scheme effective from 1st April, 2022.
DoT Statement Said :
Telecom equipment makers who use 50% of Made in India components in their product will be eligible for the design-linked incentive.
The new version of telecom PLI heeded to the demand of domestic manufacturers by removing the 15% cap on investment to be made for research and development.
The PLI has provision to provide incentive in the range of 4% to 7%.
The design-led manufacturers will get an additional 1% incentive over existing slabs under the PLI scheme.
The application window will open from 21st June 21 to 20th July 2022.
The incentives will be given from the Rs. 4,000 crore which is left from the total outlay.
“Further, DoT based on feedback from stakeholders including the select PLI applicants, has decide to extend the existing PLI Scheme by one year.
The existing PLI beneficiaries will be given an option to choose financial year 2021-22 or financial year 2022-23 as the first year of incentive.”
DoT Statement Said :
The Department of Telecom (DoT) had notified the PLI scheme on 24th February 2021, for which a total of 31 companies, including Nokia, Foxconn, Akashastha Technologies, ITI and HFCL Group, were given approval on 14th October 2021.
The approve companies have commit to make total investments of Rs. 3,345 crore by 2025-26.
The companies interested in the incentive scheme will have to satisfy the minimum global revenue criteria to be eligible.
The company may decide to invest for single or multiple eligible products.
The scheme stipulates a minimum investment threshold of Rs. 10 crore for MSMEs and Rs. 100 crore for non-MSME applicants.
Land and building cost will not be count as investment under the scheme.
The allocation for MSME has enhance from Rs. 1,000 crore to Rs. 2,500 crore.
EY India partner Kunal Chaudhary Said :
The scheme for telecom gear manufacturing in India is expect to encourage the production of equipment worth Rs. 2.5 lakh crore and create direct and indirect employment for about 40,000 people.
The investors can earn an incentive for incremental sales up to 20 times the commit investment, enabling them to reach global scales and utilise their unuse capacity and ramp up production.
Industry body ICEA’s Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said the decisions of the DoT would not only go a long way in supporting the Indian entrepreneurs, but also ensure that India consolidates its position in the global value chain (GVC) of the electronics and mobile phone industry.
Pankaj Mohindroo Said :