SME Times News Bureau | 17 Mar, 2021
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Som
Parkash On Wednesday said that keeping in view India’s vision of becoming
‘Atmanirbhar’ and to enhance India’s Manufacturing Capabilities and Exports, an
outlay of INR 1.97 lakh crore has been announced in Union Budget 2021-22 for
PLI schemes.
The PLI scheme is for 13 key sectors for a period of 5 years
starting from fiscal year (FY) 2021- 22. These 13 sectors include already
existing 3 sectors named (i) Mobile Manufacturing and Specified Electronic
Components, (ii) Critical Key Starting materials/Drug Intermediaries &
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, and (iii) Manufacturing of Medical Devices
and 10 new key sectors which have been approved by the Union Cabinet recently
in November 2020.
The PLI schemes will be implemented by the concerned
Ministries/ Departments and will be within the overall financial limits
prescribed. Domestic as well as foreign owned entities are eligible to be
beneficiaries of these PLI schemes.
The PLI Schemes are expected to enable the setting up of a
widespread supplier base for the global champions established under the scheme.
It will help bring scale and size in key sectors and create and nurture global
champions.
This information was given by the Minister in a written
reply in the Lok Sabha.
In another reply, he said the Government of India has
launched the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) scheme w.e.f FY 2017
-18 to assist Central and State Government agencies for creation of appropriate
infrastructure for growth of exports from the States.
The Scheme provides financial assistance in the form of
grant-in-aid to Central/State Government agencies for setting up or for
up-gradation of export infrastructure as per the guidelines of the scheme.
The scheme can be availed by the States through their
implementing agencies, for infrastructure projects with significant export
linkages like Border Haats, Land customs stations, quality testing and
certification labs, cold chains, trade promotion centres, export warehousing
and packaging, SEZs and ports/airports cargo terminuses.