Union Cabinet approves Rs 26,058 crore PLI scheme for auto and drone sectors
PTI, Sep 15, 2021, 4:55 PM IST
Source: AFP
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 26,058 crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for auto, auto-components and drone industry to enhance India’s manufacturing capabilities, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday.
The PLI scheme will incentivize the emergence of advanced automotive technologies’ global supply chain in India.
Automobile industry contributes to 35% of the manufacturing GDP of the country. It is a leading sector in generating employment. If we speak of the global automotive trade, then we need to increase India's participation: Union Minister Anurag Thakur pic.twitter.com/x63TGqRvkt
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2021
It would help create additional employment for over 7.6 lakh people.
Incentives worth Rs 26,058 crore will be provided to industry over five years, the minister said, adding that Rs 120 crore to be allocated for drone PLI scheme
The PLI scheme will bring fresh investments of over Rs 42,500 crore in five years and incremental production of over Rs 2.3 lakh crore, he said.
He said the champion auto companies will have to make investments of Rs 2,000 crore of new investments over five years, whereas 2-wheelers & 3-wheelers have to make investments of Rs 1,000 crore. The component makers will have to make investments of Rs 500 crore over five years under the PLI scheme, added Thakur.
Govt expect Rs 5,000 crore of investments in the Indian drone industry.
Expect tier-one companies to qualify for the auto PLI scheme. New non-automotive investors with a net worth of Rs 1,000 crore will qualify for the scheme, Thakur further said.
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