The Central Government\u2019s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme has moved from promise to production. Across 14 sectors, PLI units had invested \u20b92,58,835 crore by 30 June 2026, generated production and sales of over \u20b923.79 lakh crore, and supported 14.57 lakh direct and indirect jobs.<\/p>\n
The numbers are important now as the first phase (the phase of attracting the large anchor plants) is pretty much complete. Mobile phone imports have come down by nearly 77%, 99.2% of the mobiles used in India are now made in India and 191 bulk drugs are being manufactured in India for the first time. (PLI Scheme Business Opportunities)<\/p>\n
Every one of those anchor plants requires a deep bench of local suppliers (PCB assemblies, cable harnesses, AC and LED parts, drug intermediates, machined auto components, solar module hardware etc). That’s where the opportunity is for MSMEs, manufacturers, investors and startups. PLI pays the big players to manufacture in India; the sensible thing for the smaller players to do is to become the suppliers that enable them to do that.<\/p>\n