17 cos to start making laptops, PCs

27 approved cos will lead to investment of 3K cr, direct jobs of 50K, indirect jobs of 1,50,000

- RAKESH KUMAR

NEARLY 17 companies selected under the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) for IT Hardware will begin production in this financial year (FY25), said S Krishnan, Secretary of Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). Six-seven companies out of 27 had started production last year.

Krishnan also mentioned that the government has been periodically reviewing the progress of the PLI incentive scheme and is quite satisfied with its progress.

The government introduced a revised PLI scheme of 17,000 crore for IT hardware in May 2023. The objective of this initiative was to boost the domestic production of laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, servers, and ultra-small form factor devices within the country.