Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Investments worth Rs 2 lakh crore are expected to come in, thanks to the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, said Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, after an interaction with beneficiaries of the scheme.
The earlier estimates were Rs 1.3 lakh crore, he said. “It was our expectation that we would see productions worth Rs 11 lakh crore. Hearing some of the numbers today (during the interaction), my own sense is that the production (also) would be much more than what we expected,” he said. Sectors that attract PLI schemes are getting kick-started, he told reporters after an interaction with PLI beneficiaries.
“Now they are in a position to invest even without any further support, because demand has got generated,” he said.
12 lakh jobs
The Minister asserted that the PLI scheme had potential to add about 12 lakh direct jobs, besides the indirect jobs.
After the interaction with the Minister, many of the PLI beneficiary company representatives shared their experiences. Jayen Mehta, MD of Amul, said that it had committed an investment worth about Rs 800 crore under the PLI. He thanked the government for including the food processing sector under the incentive scheme.
Shail Singh Solanki, Senior General Manager, Meril Life Sciences said the PLI scheme helped his company to scale its business globally.
Dr Rajiv Chhibber, Vice President, Sahajanand Medical Technologies, said his company was manufacturing four key medical devices, including cardiac stents and heart valves. “These items were earlier imported and we are trying to make imports redundant,” he said. “We are also trying to make available these essential items to the public at an affordable cost.”
14 sectors
As part of its Atmanirbhar and Make in India plan, the government launched production incentive (PLI) schemes in 14 sectors in 2020, to make Indian manufacturers globally competitive, attract investments, enhance exports, integrate India into the global supply chain and reduce dependency on imports.
