{"id":81045,"date":"2026-06-01T12:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81045"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:35:57","slug":"design-linked-incentive-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/design-linked-incentive-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Linked Incentive Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Design Linked Incentive Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister said that India\u2019s design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme is showing good results.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Design Linked Incentive Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a key instrument in advancing India\u2019s ambition to develop a strong <\/span><b>fabless capability.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is implemented by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MeitY) under the <\/span><b>Semicon India Programme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The scheme aims to <\/span><b>reduce import dependence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, strengthen supply chain resilience, and enhance domestic value addition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>Start-ups and MSMEs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are eligible for financial incentives and design infrastructure support for semiconductor product design &amp; deployment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other domestic companies are eligible for financial incentives for deploying semiconductor designs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The DLI Scheme supports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Semiconductor design across the full lifecycle\u2014from design and development to deployment\u2014covering Integrated Circuits (ICs), chipsets, Systems-on-Chip (SoCs), systems and IP cores.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Agency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Financial Incentives and Design Infrastructure Support under DLI<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Product Design Linked Incentive<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reimbursement of up to 50% of eligible expenditure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reimbursement is <\/span><b>capped at \u20b915 crore per application.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The support is available to entities involved in semiconductor design for: Integrated Circuits (ICs) Chipsets Systems on Chips (SoCs) Systems &amp; IP Cores Semiconductor-linked designs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deployment Linked Incentive<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incentives of <\/span><b>6% to 4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of net sales turnover are provided <\/span><b>for five years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incentive is <\/span><b>capped at \u20b930 crore per application.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The minimum cumulative net sales required over Years 1\u20135 is 1 crore for startups\/ \u20b9 MSMEs and 5 crore for other domestic companies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/indias-design-linked-incentive-scheme-showing-good-results-ashwini-vaishnaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design Linked Incentive Scheme is a key instrument in advancing India\u2019s ambition to develop a strong fabless capability. 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