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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Explanation
The correct answer is the minimum sales threshold. 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. Options B, C and D are wrong because no export obligation, value addition norm or employment guarantee was named as the condition that had been dropped. Two further easings matter for revision: an applicant may file any number of applications in one or more target segments, and the application window will stay open continuously over a long period instead of closing after a short spell. Together these steps were presented as measures for ease of doing business under PLI-MD 2.0.
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Practice Questions
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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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.
Read the full explanation →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 →On which date is the NLMC e-auction of the Prayagraj flats scheduled?
- A.5 November 2026
- B.20 November 2026
- C.7 December 2026
- D.11 December 2026
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The correct answer is 11 December 2026, when the online auction will run from 11 in the morning to 5 in the evening on a digital auction platform.
Read the full explanation →How many government residential flats has NLMC offered for e-auction in Prayagraj?
- A.Five
- B.Nine
- C.Eleven
- D.Fifteen
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The Request for Proposal covers 11 ready-built government flats spread over three established housing schemes of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, offering a mix of two-bedroom and three-bedroom units.
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