Government disburses Rs 21,534 crore under PLI schemes for 12 sectors
In order to boost domestic manufacturing, the Indian government has disbursed Rs 21,534 crore under Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes so far for 12 sectors, including electronics and pharma. The sectors to which PLI schemes are being provided includes Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing, IT Hardware, Bulk Drugs, Medical Devices, Pharma, Telecom, Food Processing, White Goods, Automobiles, Specialty Steel, Textiles and Drones. In 2021, the government announced PLI schemes for 14 sectors with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore.
The Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, while reviewing the progress of the schemes, has asked the concerned ministries to prepare a roadmap for the next five years both on investment and disbursement. The ministry also emphasized that the scheme has witnessed investments worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore, which has generated production/ sales of over Rs 16.5 lakh crore and employment of over 12 lakh (direct and Indirect) till March 2025.
Regarding the progress of the scheme for the pharma sector, it said the sector has witnessed cumulative sales of Rs 2.66 lakh crore which includes exports of Rs 1.70 lakh crore achieved in the first three years of the scheme. Besides, the sector has achieved the overall domestic value addition of 83.70 per cent as on March 2025. The scheme has contributed in India becoming a net exporter of bulk drugs (Rs 2,280 crore) from net importer (Rs 1,930 crore) as was the case in 2021-22. Further, the ministry added that, exports of Indian Man-made Fibre (MMF) Textiles have reached $6 billion during 2024-25 as against $5.7 billion during 2023-24.
