Up to which year has the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for medical devices been extended?
- A.2027-28
- B.2030-31
- C.2032-33
- D.2035-36
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Explanation
The correct answer is 2035-36. While inviting fresh applications on 10 November 2026, the Department of Pharmaceuticals said the medical devices PLI scheme had been carried forward to that year, with an outlay of about Rs 2,700 crore available for the new round and an online portal due to open within ten days. Options A, B and C are wrong because the announcement names a single end year for the extended scheme, and none of those years was mentioned as the new horizon. Candidates should also keep the start of the scheme in mind, since the two years are often paired in questions: the first phase began in 2021-22, brought more than sixty high-end devices and components into Indian production, and generated output valued above Rs 16,000 crore before this second round was opened.
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Practice Questions
What is the approximate outlay available under the fresh round of the medical devices PLI scheme?
- A.Rs 1,200 crore
- B.Rs 2,700 crore
- C.Rs 5,000 crore
- D.Rs 10,000 crore
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That is the amount the Department of Pharmaceuticals said would be used for the new round of the scheme, which has been extended to 2035-36 and is being described as PLI-MD 2.0.
Read the full explanation →How many target segments does the medical devices PLI scheme have?
- A.Two
- B.Three
- C.Four
- D.Six
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Applicants may set up plants in any of four target segments: medical consumables, disposables and implants; critical components; high-end devices whose domestic manufacture is still at an early stage; and high-end devices that are at present only assembled in the country.
Read the full explanation →Which requirement for claiming incentive has been discontinued in the new round of PLI-MD?
- A.The minimum sales threshold
- B.The export obligation
- C.The domestic value addition norm
- D.The employment guarantee
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Learning from the first phase, the department removed the condition that an applicant had to cross a stated level of sales before claiming the incentive, and it also trimmed the minimum investment requirement.
Read the full explanation →How many Central Public Sector Enterprises took part in the MSME Ministry's round table discussion?
- A.15
- B.24
- C.30
- D.42
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The announcement states that thirty Central Public Sector Enterprises joined the discussion, and names BHEL, BEL, NTPC, AAI, BEML and Coal India Limited among them.
Read the full explanation →Which scheme of the MSME Ministry handholds SC/ST micro and small enterprises for public procurement?
- A.National SC-ST Hub Scheme
- B.Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
- C.Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
- D.Udyam Registration
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The Joint Secretary told the round table that the promotion and handholding done under this scheme has steadily raised the share of SC/ST micro and small enterprises in public procurement, and the scheme's field offices are the ones being asked to coordinate more closely with the Government e-Marketplace and with…
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