Digital items manufacturing rose from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to ₹11.3 lakh crore in 2024-25.
Electronics manufacturing, particularly of cell phones, has emerged as a standout performer, within the Efficiency Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, with manufacturing rising 146 per cent from ₹2.13 lakh crore within the Monetary 12 months 2021 to ₹5.45 lakh crore in Monetary 12 months 2025, as per the information shared by the CareEdge Scores.
The rise in manufacturing was aided by $4 billion FDI inflows, 70 per cent of which got here to PLI beneficiaries, the score company stated.
Nevertheless, the report highlighted that the whole budgetary outlay in direction of the PLI scheme overlaying 14 sectors stands at ₹1.97 lakh crore. In distinction, the mixture PLI disbursements as much as September 2025 stood low at ₹23,946 crore, representing solely 12 per cent of the whole envisaged PLI disbursement.
The tempo of disbursement has proven indicators of a pickup, with ₹10,112 crore in incentives disbursed throughout FY25, with additional disbursements of ₹19,742 crore anticipated throughout FY26, it stated.
Disbursements stood at ₹2,968 crore in FY23, earlier than greater than doubling to ₹6,753 crore in FY24. The upward momentum continued in FY25, with incentive payouts rising considerably to ₹10,112 crore, marking the very best annual disbursement within the interval beneath overview.
Within the first half of FY26 (H1FY26), incentives value ₹4,113 crore have already been launched, indicating a robust pipeline and suggesting that full-year disbursements may stay sturdy.
Regardless of a sluggish begin, there are encouraging indicators with precise cumulative investments of about ₹2 lakh crore and incremental manufacturing of over ₹18.7 lakh crore achieved as of September 2025 beneath the scheme, the report stated.
Among the many sectors receiving the very best allocations is large-scale electronics manufacturing, which has been earmarked ₹38,645 crore, making it the only largest beneficiary beneath the scheme. The cars and auto parts sector follows with an allocation of ₹25,938 crore, reflecting the federal government’s push to strengthen home manufacturing and provide chains.
Photo voltaic photovoltaic (PV) modules have been allotted ₹24,000 crore, whereas superior chemistry cell (ACC) batteries have obtained ₹18,100 crore, underscoring the deal with clear power and electrical mobility. The IT {hardware} sector has been allotted ₹17,000 crore.
Within the prescribed drugs section, ₹15,000 crore has been put aside for pharmaceutical medication, whereas bulk medication have obtained ₹6,940 crore. Different notable allocations embody ₹12,195 crore for telecom, ₹10,900 crore for meals merchandise, and ₹10,683 crore for textiles.
Conventional manufacturing sectors have additionally been lined beneath the scheme, with specialty metal receiving ₹6,322 crore and white items ₹6,238 crore. Medical gadgets have been allotted ₹3,420 crore, whereas drone parts, a comparatively new sector beneath the PLI framework, have obtained ₹120 crore.
Not too long ago, Union Minister for Electronics and Data Know-how Ashwini Vaishnaw stated India witnessed a ramp-up of electronics manufacturing by 6 occasions and export growing 8 occasions within the final 11 years.
Digital items manufacturing rose from ₹1.9 lakh crore in 2014-15 to ₹11.3 lakh crore in 2024-25. Exports in the course of the interval rose from ₹0.38 lakh crore to ₹3.3 lakh crore, the minister had stated.
Printed on January 17, 2026
