New Delhi, March 3 -- The central government is evaluating an expansion of the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme by linking incentives to additional performance metrics beyond incremental sales.

According to sources cited by The Indian Express, discussions at the inter-ministerial level suggest that metrics such as domestic value addition and incremental exports could be incorporated into the scheme's framework. However, no final decision has been made.

Since its launch in April 2020, the PLI scheme has covered 14 sectors, attracting both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contract manufacturers to boost India's manufacturing landscape.

The first phase of the scheme has been largely successful in shifting the focus towa...