: PLI scheme announced for Auto & Drone industry #FinanceIndia #StockMarketNEWS PLI scheme announced for Auto & Drone industry New Delhi, Sept 15 (KNN) To enhance India’s manufacturing capabilities,

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PLI scheme announced for Auto & Drone industry New Delhi, Sept 15 (KNN) To enhance India’s manufacturing capabilities, the central government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme worth ? 26,058 crore for Auto Industry and Drone Industry.

The Government led by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has approved the PLI Scheme for Automobile Industry and Drone Industry with a budgetary outlay of ? 26,058 crore, the Ministry of Heavy Industries said in a statement.

The PLI scheme for the auto sector will incentivize high-value Advanced Automotive Technology vehicles and products. It will herald a new age in higher technology, more efficient and green automotive manufacturing.

PLI Scheme for Automobile Industry and Drone Industry is part of the overall announcement of PLI Schemes for 13 sectors made earlier during the Union Budget 2021-22, with an outlay of ? 1. 97 lakh crore.

With the announcement of PLI Schemes for 13 sectors, minimum additional production in India is expected to be around ? 37. 5 lakh crore over 5 years and minimum expected additional employment over 5 years is nearly 1 crore.

The PLI Scheme for the auto sector envisages overcoming the cost disabilities to the industry for the manufacture of Advanced Automotive Technology products in India. The incentive structure will encourage industry to make fresh investments for the indigenous global supply chain of Advanced Automotive Technology products.

It is estimated that over a period of five years, the PLI Scheme for the automobile and Auto Components Industry will lead to a fresh investment of over ?42,500 crore, incremental production of over ?2. 3 lakh crore and will create additional employment opportunities of over 7. 5 lakh jobs. Further, this will increase India’s share in the global automotive trade.

The PLI Scheme for the auto sector is open to existing automotive companies as well as new investors who are currently not in the automobile or auto component manufacturing business. The scheme has two components viz Champion OEM Incentive Scheme and Component Champion Incentive Scheme.

The Champion OEM Incentive scheme is a ‘sales value linked’ scheme, applicable on Battery Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles of all segments. The Component Champion Incentive scheme is a ‘sales value linked’ the scheme, applicable on Advanced Automotive Technology components of vehicles, Completely Knocked Down (CKD)/ Semi Knocked Down (SKD) kits, Vehicle aggregates of 2-Wheelers, 3-Wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and tractors etc.

This PLI Scheme for the automotive sector along with the already launched PLI scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) (?18,100 crore) and Faster Adaption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) (?10,000 crore) will enable India to leapfrog from traditional fossil fuel-based automobile transportation systems to environmentally cleaner, sustainable, advanced and more efficient Electric Vehicles (EV) based system.