New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- The Government has informed the Lok Sabha that Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes covering 14 key sectors have attracted investments of around Rs 2 lakh crore, leading to significant gains in production, employment and exports.

In a written reply, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shobha Karandlaje said the PLI schemes were notified with a total outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore to incentivise domestic manufacturing and enhance global competitiveness.

The schemes are designed to encourage incremental production, attract fresh investments, expand capacity and promote technology adoption by linking incentives directly to actual production and sales.

According to the Government, the realised...