Manufacturing companies want sops to cover more electronic items

India Inc has sought an extension of the Rs 41,000 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme currently directed to boost local mobile phone manufacturing to also cover TV, set top boxes, air conditioners and washing machines.

In its recommendations, seen by ET, the Confederation of India Industry (CII) also called on the government to declare the entire electronics industry as an ‘essential industry’ as the Centre looks at ways to restart industries and allow mobility of goods and services restricted due to the Covid-19 induced nationwide lockdown.

“The entire electronics industry should be recognised as an ‘essential industry’, in as much as the restarting of the industries and mobility of goods across the country (which have been restricted due to the Covid-19 outbreak),” CII said.