Archive · 26 Sep 2026
PLI Payouts Reach ₹36,754 Crore as Investments Cross ₹2.58 Lakh Crore
India started the Production Linked Incentive schemes in 2020 to encourage companies to manufacture more products in the country.
The programme covers 14 sectors, such as electronics, medicines, automobiles and solar equipment.
Companies have received ₹36,754 crore in government incentives so far.
Large-scale electronics manufacturing received the biggest share of these payments.
Companies have invested about ₹2.58 lakh crore under the programme.
Their reported production and sales reached ₹23.79 lakh crore, while exports reached ₹15.53 lakh crore.
The schemes have also been linked to more than 14.57 lakh direct and indirect jobs.
Some companies are now making products such as AI servers, medical equipment, electric-vehicle components and speciality steel in India.
The government also created an online system to help companies invite foreign production experts with less paperwork.
One source lists the programme’s approved outlay as ₹1.91 lakh crore, while another reports ₹1.97 lakh crore.
The government has disbursed ₹36,754 crore under PLI schemes since 2020, including ₹1,400 crore during April–June 2026.
Large-scale electronics manufacturing received the most incentives at ₹19,090.98 crore, followed by pharmaceuticals at ₹6,662 crore.
The 14-sector programme has attracted about ₹2.58 lakh crore in investment and recorded ₹23.79 lakh crore in production and sales.
PLI-linked activities have generated ₹15.53 lakh crore in exports and more than 14.57 lakh direct and indirect jobs.
DPIIT launched an online module for digitally signed sponsorship letters for foreign production professionals under the e-B-4 visa system.
- Who
- The Government of India, through the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, and companies participating in the PLI schemes.
- What
- The government reported ₹36,754 crore in cumulative PLI incentives, along with investment, production, export and employment outcomes.
- When
- The schemes began in 2020; the figures are reported as of June 30, 2026. The online sponsorship module was launched in November 2025.
- Where
- India, across the 14 sectors covered by the PLI programme.
- Why
- To strengthen manufacturing, attract investment, promote exports, create jobs and reduce import dependence.
- Cumulative incentives
- ₹36,754 crore since 2020
- April–June 2026 disbursal
- ₹1,400 crore
- Programme coverage
- 14 sectors
- Investment
- ₹2.58 lakh crore; DPIIT data also gives the figure as ₹2,58,835 crore
- Production and sales
- ₹23.79 lakh crore
- Exports and employment
- ₹15.53 lakh crore in exports and more than 14.57 lakh direct and indirect jobs
- Largest incentive recipient
- Large-scale electronics manufacturing, with ₹19,090.98 crore
- Visa reform
- Online e-B-4 sponsorship-letter module launched on the National Single Window System
