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Government Developing Telecom PLI 2.0 with Focus on Components
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Moneycontrol•08-10-2026, 17:39
Government Developing Telecom PLI 2.0 with Focus on Components
- •The government is actively working on the next phase of the telecom PLI scheme, shifting focus towards component and design-led manufacturing.
- •Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani stated that the new policy aims to encourage deeper localisation of the telecom supply chain.
- •The existing telecom PLI scheme, launched in 2021 with an outlay of Rs 12,195 crore, is currently set to run until March 2027.
- •The Department of Telecommunications has proposed a new scheme with an estimated outlay of Rs 6,000 to 7,000 crore, currently under review by the finance ministry.
- •The government is also tightening its monitoring of telecom quality of service, moving from quarterly to monthly checks at the individual cell level.
Key Questions Answered
The upcoming telecom PLI 2.0 scheme shifts its focus towards indigenous component manufacturing, design-led manufacturing, and deeper localisation of the telecom supply chain.
The existing Telecom and Networking Products PLI scheme, launched in 2021 with an outlay of about Rs 12,195 crore, is currently valid until March 31, 2027.
Quality-of-service monitoring has been tightened from a quarterly schedule to every month, with measurements moving from the broader base transceiver station level down to the individual cell level.
