Medical-device PLI scheme extended to 2035–36 with ₹2,700 crore; fresh applications invited

The government has reopened the Production Linked Incentive scheme for medical devices, extending it to 2035–36 and inviting fresh applications, the Department of Pharmaceuticals said.

About ₹2,700 crore remains in the scheme's outlay. Applications will be taken through an online portal that the department says will be live in about 10 days.

What the first phase achieved

Launched in 2020–21, the scheme has led to domestic manufacturing of over 60 high-end medical devices and components, the department said. These include X-ray tubes and detectors, 1.5T MRI machines, LINAC radiotherapy machines, CT scanners, mammography machines, cath labs, orthopaedic and cardiac implants and dialysers. Production under the scheme is valued at over ₹16,000 crore.

What changes in PLI-MD 2.0

• Applicants get three years to set up manufacturing in one of four target segments: consumables, disposables and implants; critical components; high-end devices at a nascent stage of domestic manufacturing; and high-end devices that are only assembled in India today.
• The incentive rate tapers and averages about 5% for consumables, about 9% for critical components and nascent high-end devices, and 6% for devices that are only assembled locally.
• The minimum sales threshold needed to claim incentive has been dropped and the minimum investment requirement trimmed.
• Applicants may file any number of applications in one or more segments, and the window will stay open over a long period.

The department says the scheme aims to build domestic supply chains, attract investment, create jobs, improve quality and reduce the price of medical devices.

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Source: official release by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers : Department of Pharmaceuticals, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (10 NOV 2026 6:30PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: PLI Scheme for Medical Devices extended up to 2035–36; Fresh applications invited.