Archive · 3 Oct 2025
PLI Scheme Deadline Extended to December 31, 2025
The Indian government has extended the deadline for companies to apply for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in the textile industry.
This program supports businesses involved in man-made fibers like clothing and fabrics.
The deadline has been pushed to December 31, 2025, due to strong interest.
The PLI scheme, launched in 2021, aims to boost local production and make the textile sector more competitive.
The extension signals confidence in the textile market and allows more businesses to take part.
The deadline for the PLI scheme for textiles has been extended to December 31, 2025.
The extension is for companies in MMF apparel, fabrics, and technical textiles.
The Ministry of Textiles announced the extension.
As of September 1, 74 companies were selected as beneficiaries.
The PLI scheme was initially notified on September 24, 2021, with a ₹10,683 crore corpus.
- Who
- Textiles Ministry
- What
- Extended PLI scheme deadline
- When
- To December 31, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- Due to growing industry interest
Industry (Initially)
Government
Scope of the Scheme
Industry (Initially)
Wanted the scheme to include garments made of all fabrics, including cotton.
Government
Focused the scheme on MMF and technical textiles only.
- Scheme
- Production Linked Incentive (PLI) for Textiles
- New Deadline
- December 31, 2025
- Sectors Targeted
- MMF apparel, MMF fabrics, technical textiles
- Original Notification Date
- September 24, 2021
- Scheme Corpus
- ₹10,683 crore
- Beneficiary Companies (as of Sept 1)
- 74
- Committed Investments (as of Sept 1)
- ₹28,711 crore
