A few days after the government imposed restrictions on the import of laptops and tablets, it has now reportedly emerged that as many as 44 hardware manufacturers have applied for manufacturing in India under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.
Sources told the news agency PTI that these hardware makers also include global players, who have registered to set up a base in the country. The sources did not disclose the names of the companies that have so far applied under the scheme.
August 30 has been set as the last date to apply for the INR 17,000 Cr PLI scheme for manufacturing IT hardware in the country, as per sources.
As per the report, the government is confident that the hardware production under the PLI scheme will emulate the ‘success’ achieved in the mobile phone manufacturing sector.