Cabinet Secretary Undertakes PLI Review To Identify Necessary Changes

New Delhi, Aug 4 (KNN) Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Thursday reviewed the progress of the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI) for sectors such as pharma and electronics which are generally doing well.

“Today we covered sectors that are generally doing very well like pharma, electronics and mobile manufacturing, and white goods. Others which have not fully taken off are coming up later,” the official said.

“They are doing well but they can do better. We are in the process of consulting whether any minor tweaking is required. Once we complete the process, we will be in a position,” the official added when asked about the details of the review meeting. 

PLI schemes for sectors which are not picking up well include high-efficiency solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) batteries, textile products and speciality steel.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) held a workshop with concerned PLI stake-holders in June to get feedback.

“Some of those suggestions after taking the feedback we will convert into policy decisions,” the official said.

Stakeholders have flagged issues like timely processing of claims; visa-related matters where vendors require some expertise from Chinese professionals; delay in getting environmental clearances in some states. 

“Those kinds of things we are trying to sort out. These issues are there in almost all the PLI sectors,” the official said, adding “there are issues of environmental clearances, in some cases visa issues for Chinese, particularly when their components are getting manufactured here”.   (KNN Bureau)