After taking charge of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for a second consecutive term on Tuesday, Goyal convened a review meeting with senior officials from both departments within the Ministry.
The Apple ecosystem employed over 150,000 people directly since the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme was approved in 2021, making it the country's largest blue-collar job creator, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Monday.
The bulk drug plants inaugurated on Saturday are located across various states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
IPO-bound Ola Electric has reportedly become the first Indian e-scooter (e2W) company to get eligible for the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.
The central government’s production linked incentive (PLI) schemes has led to investments of over Rs 95,000 crore till September, resulting in the production of goods worth Rs 7.80 lakh crore, according to a Commerce Industry statement released on Tuesday.
The country has for the first time emerged as a strong exporter of electronic goods with India-made smartphones of top global brands Apple and Samsung spearheading the charge.
In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitahraman, CLE Chairman Sanjay Leekha said that implementing PLI for the sector will be a major catalyst.
The Prime Minister also said that the workforce in the sectors under PLI schemes may double in the next five years.
