27 Manufacturers including
Dell, HP Approved in PLI 2.0 Scheme for IT Hardware
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Scheme
covers laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, Servers and Ultra Small Form Factor
devices
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IT
hardware of well-known brands such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc will be
manufactured in India.
Building
on the success of Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI) for mobile phones, the
Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved PLI Scheme – 2.0
for IT hardware on 17th May 2023. This scheme covers laptops, tablets, all-in-one
PCs, Servers and Ultra Small Form Factor devices.
Applications
of 27 IT hardware manufacturers have been approved on 18 November, 2023. IT hardware
of well-known brands such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc will be manufactured
in India. The expected outcomes of this approval, over the tenure of the scheme
are as follows:
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Employment:
total of about 02 lakhs
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About
50,000 (direct) and about 1.5 lakh (indirect)
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Value
of IT hardware production: 3 lakh 50 thousand crore rupees (42 billion US dollars)
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Investment
by companies: 3,000 crore rupees (360 million US dollars)
Addressing
industry captains and media, Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics
and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw informed that “23 out of 27 approved
applicants are ready to start manufacturing on day zero”.