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Production-Linked Incentive (PLI)
PLI schemes pay manufacturers a percentage of their additional sales of goods made in India over a few years, in sectors such as mobile phones, electronics, pharmaceuticals and solar modules. The aim is to attract large-scale manufacturing.
Why It Matters
PLI is a bet that subsidising scale today builds competitive industries tomorrow.
In India
PLI helped make India one of the world’s largest exporters of smartphones within a few years.
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