Actual investment under PLI schemes cross 1.8 lakh crore, yield 12.3 lakh jobs: Government

The various Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes active in the country have resulted in actual investment of over ₹1.88 lakh crore as of June 2025 across 14 sectors, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on Wednesday (December 10, 2025). 

In its year-end review, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said that the investments through the PLI schemes have resulted in incremental production and sales of over ₹17 lakh crore and employment generation of over 12.3 lakh, including both direct and indirect employment.

“PLI schemes have witnessed exports exceeding ₹7.5 lakh crore with significant contributions from sectors such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, telecom and networking products, and food processing,” DPIIT said in a release.

Apart from this, the DPIIT said that, so far, it has recognised 2,01,335 startups under the Startup India scheme, with these start-ups having created more than 21 lakh jobs across the country.

The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has processed more than 326 million orders as of October 2025, the DPIIT said. 

“Further, in the month of October 2025, 18.2 million orders have been processed and average daily transactions have reached approximately 5,90,000+,” it said.