PLI scheme: Homegrown companies commit over Rs 200 crore to expand IT hardware manufacturing

New Delhi: Homegrown electronics makers such as Dixon Technologies, Infopower Technologies, VVDN and Bhagwati Products (Micromax) have committed more than Rs 200 crore to expand IT hardware manufacturing capacity under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

The Rs 7,350-crore incentive scheme – notified in March – stretches over a four-year period from April 2021 to March 2025.

Dixon, the largest Indian electronics products manufacturer, is setting up its 13th factory in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, for laptops and tablets, which is expected to start production in the next four months.

Infopower Technologies, VVDN, and Bhagwati Products – the maker of Micromax mobiles – are expanding existing facilities for all four product lines – laptops, tablets, personal computers, and all-in-one servers.