Govt extends PLI scheme for white goods till Nov 10
In line with commitments made in the Union Budget 2025-26
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New Delhi: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Friday extended the application window for Round 4 of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods (air conditioners and LED lights) till November 10, 2025.
The application window for Round 4 was originally open from September 15 to October 14.
It has now been extended in view of the strong industry response and increasing investment appetite under the scheme.
“This reflects the growing confidence and momentum generated by domestic manufacturing of key components of ACs and LED Lights in India under the PLI-WG Scheme,” said Commerce Ministry. The PLI Scheme for White Goods, launched in April 2021 with a total outlay of Rs6,238 crore, aims to boost domestic manufacturing, promote component localisation, and strengthen India’s global competitiveness in the air conditioner and LED lighting sectors.
Earlier rounds of the scheme have already attracted substantial investment commitments, contributing to enhanced manufacturing capacity and employment generation across the value chain. The investments will lead to manufacturing of components of ACs and LED Lights across the complete value chain including components which are not manufactured in India presently with sufficient quantity.
Meanwhile, the PLI scheme has attracted Rs 1.76 lakh crore in committed investments since 2020 and created over 12 lakh jobs. The scheme has approved 806 applications across 14 strategic sectors, primarily with the goal of boosting manufacturing in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
The scheme offers rewards to companies for increased sales beyond a set baseline. Initially, sectors such as mobile electronics, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and medical devices were included, and later, automobiles, textiles, food processing, solar modules, semiconductors, and others were added.
