Electronics industry body seeks PLI scheme for non-semicondcutor sectors

Electronics industry body ELCINA has requested the government to come up with a production-linked incentive scheme for non-semiconductor or computer chips sector which is dominated by imports, a senior official of the organisation said.

According to Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) report, total electronic component market in the country was estimated to be around $39 billion, of which 68 per cent requirement was met through imports in 2021-22.

While speaking at 48th ELCINA Award Ceremony, the organisation’s new President Atul B Lall said that the government’s scheme for devices has been hugely successful and the incentive scheme for semiconductor sector is seeing a lot of traction and some investments have started flowing in.