Stating that several companies used to flag issues of delay in visas for Chinese technicians needed to install or repair certain machines in PLI beneficiary sectors in India, sources indicated that the pendency of visa requests has gone down after pro-active action by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as a portal was instituted to streamline the process to facilitate such business visas.
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With manufacturing locations located in 150 districts across 24 states, over ₹1.97 lakh crore have been committed by the Union Government under PLI schemes for 5 years starting FY 2021-22.
The schemes were launched for 14 sectors in 2021, including advanced chemistry cell batteries, automobiles, drones, food products, high-efficiency solar PV modules, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, speciality steel, telecommunications, textiles, and white goods. The current PLI schemes are likely to go on till FY 2028-29.
