Amul has accelerated its expansion plans in ice creams and other ready-to-eat products
States hold key to success of semiconductor incentive plan
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The scheme offers incentives based on sales growth based on investment incurred by companies between FY22 and FY27
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for semiconductor and display board production in the country, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said. The scheme envisages investment of Rs 76,000 crore in semiconductor production over the next 5-6 years, he said. Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the decision will help design, fabrication, packing and testing of the microchips and develop a complete ecosystem.
India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said this is a profound decision
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Under this scheme, Venus Remedies will make a committed investment in plant and machinery, get incentives on incremental sales of pharmaceutical products
Biscuits major Parle Products expects 20-25 per cent growth in exports on the back of the govt's PLI scheme in the food processing sector, for which it has received approval
An inter-ministerial meeting, chaired by power minister R K Singh, discussed PLI scheme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage, and also reviewed the strategy for acquiring lithium mines abroad.
With the government approving their applications for the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in food processing, the companies said it will also play a key role in promoting job creation
FMCG major Nestle India on Tuesday said it has received approval from the government for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for processed fruits and vegetables. In June 2021, the company had submitted its proposal towards the Indian government's PLI for the food processing sector under the eligible categories of ready-to-eat/ready-to-cook and processed fruits and vegetables, Nestl India said in a regulatory filing. It further said that on December 6, 2021, the company has "received communication from the Government of India that its proposal with respect to processed fruits and vegetables has been approved". Thanking the government for the approval, Nestl India said it has "always believed that the PLI scheme for the food processing sector will help farmers and the food processing industries". It is overall a good step for an industry that has one of the better ratios of capital investment and employment generation, the company said. The food processing ministry on Monda
In March this year, the Union Cabinet approved a PLI scheme for the food processing sector
Parag Milk Foods, through the PLI application on June 15, 2021, had received an approval for sales-based incentive for mozzarella cheese product for the period 2021-27
Some of the companies have made it clear that they will not be able to meet their stiff incremental investment and production targets for the first year
Focus on backward integration and value addition to help on the margin front
The department has urged the top government panel to provide additional funds of around Rs 3,000 crore under the scheme for pharmaceutical medicines
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Goyal on Thursday said there has been very positive feedback from the industry on the recently announced production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes by the Central government
Union Minister urges the states to undertake suitable amendments in labour laws to take advantage of PLIs induced manufacturing growth