₹35,354 crore PLI incentive disbursed as supply chain diversification strategy outlined

The government replied that it has identified specific sectors and outlined a strategy involving domestic capacity augmentation and diversified sourcing.

Asked and answered by: Asked by Shri Sanatan Pandey; Answered by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Minister Shri Piyush Goyal).

What the government said

• Critical sectors identified include energy, fertilisers, electronics, semiconductors, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals.
• Strategy aligns with the Viksit Bharat vision for 2047, focusing on diversifying sources and augmenting domestic capacity.
• Key measures cited include Make in India, PLI Schemes, India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), and National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM).
• In 2025, nearly 73% of fertiliser requirements were met through domestic production.
• PLI Schemes cover 14 sectors with an outlay of ₹1.91 lakh crore.
• As of 31.03.2026, 892 PLI applications were approved, leading to actual investment of over ₹2.40 lakh crore and employment generation of over 14.15 lakh.
• Mobile phone production increased around 2.4 times, with imports declining about 77% and 99.2% of phones manufactured domestically.
• Pharmaceuticals recorded cumulative sales of over ₹3.64 lakh crore and enabled domestic manufacture of 1,931 products, including 191 bulk drugs.
• Bulk-drug capacity of about 55,000 MT was established for 26 critical active pharmaceutical ingredients.
• Compressor manufacturing capacity increased from 1 million units in 2021 to 10 million units in 2025–26.

Also in the document

• The answer provides specific figures for PLI outcomes as of March 31, 2026, including incentive disbursement of ₹35,354 crore.
• The government explicitly links the strategy to the 'Viksit Bharat' vision of a developed economy by 2047.