Domestic companies oppose inclusion of multinational PLI beneficiaries in Class – II category

NEW DELHI: Homegrown telecom gear makers have pushed back against the Central government’s notification, which qualifies products manufactured under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme as Class 2, potentially allowing global vendors such as Ericsson and Nokia to bid for government-driven projects.

The Voice of Indian Communication Technology Enterprises (VoICE) argued that qualification as Class 2 should only be appropriate for products and vendors who have full control over design and manufacturing, in line with the Design-Led PLI Scheme.