ENA Sectors 2022-01-07 11:12:00 <p><strong>New Delhi, 7 Jan (KNN)</strong> The President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) TV Narendran has emphasized the need for the government to introduce a programme similar to that of production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to incentivise employment generation directly.</p> <p>He told this during his interview with FE, and further stated, Such programme should link incentives to job creation and target employment-intensive sectors like textiles and garments, gems and jewellery etc.</p> <p>Narendran has also suggested government must forge index-based contracts with entities which are small and medium enterprises instead of fixed-price ones.</p> <p>Speaking about the upcoming budget, he opined that it should continue to support consumption through greater outlay for programmes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.</p> <p>Given the current situation due to omicron, Narendran commented that regardless of some down-side risks it poses the overall sentiments were very upbeat.</p> 28052 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/cii-president-calls-for-pli-style-scheme-for-labour-intensive-sectors 2022-01-07 11:12:00 knnindia.co.in