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Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes

Status

Status not published

PLI is implemented across 14 sectors, each run by its own ministry with its own application windows (for example the White Goods PLI Round 4 window ran until 10 November 2025). Check the administering ministry for the specific sector.

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Amount
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Incentive paid as a percentage (typically 4-6%, higher in some sectors) of incremental sales of eligible goods manufactured in India over a base year, for five years. Minimum investment and turnover thresholds are high, so PLI is generally reachable only by scaled manufacturing companies rather than early-stage startups.

Funder

Various line ministries (DPIIT, MeitY, Ministry of Textiles, Department of Pharmaceuticals, MNRE and others)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — PLI is implemented across 14 sectors, each run by its own ministry with its own application windows (for example the White Goods PLI Round 4 window ran until 10 November 2025). Check the administering ministry for the specific sector.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Companies registered in India that commit to minimum incremental investment and incremental sales thresholds set per sector. Not suited to pre-revenue startups. DPIIT recognition is not required.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

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Source. https://www.investindia.gov.in/production-linked-incentives-schemes-india

"the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have been implemented across 14 key sectors ... by incentivizing incremental production and sales"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.investindia.gov.in

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