India, April 12 -- Less than a week after the Government noted the 'keen interest' by international telecom infra makers, DoT has made another crucial announcement related to the PLI Scheme in Telecom Infra.

PLI Scheme Guidelines Coming Soon

According to government officials, the DoT will issue the guidelines on the PLI Scheme for manufacturers in the sector. The department will also likely start inviting applications for the same in about a week.

Notably, telecom gear makers are looking to expand their manufacturing India. These makers include Ericsson and Nokia. Moreover, global organizations like Samsung, Cisco, Ciena and Foxconn have "shown interest" to set up manufacturing bases. These bases will focus on making telecom and networ...