How to Apply for PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals — Up to ₹10,000 Cr in Incentives
PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals — Up to ₹10,000 Cr in Incentives accepts applications online through the official portal on a rolling basis. Follow the steps below — and always confirm the latest details on the official source before you apply.
How to apply
Applications are submitted on the . Confirm the current deadline and document checklist there before you start.
Selection process
Applications are processed and evaluated by SIDBI, which acts as the Project Management Agency for the scheme.
Once the application window closes, SIDBI screens the submissions it has received and assesses them using a pre-defined ranking methodology. That ranking weighs factors such as your Global Manufacturing Revenue, the investment you have committed, and the product categories you propose to manufacture.
Selection results are normally communicated within 90 days of the application window closing. If you are selected, you receive an official approval letter from the Project Management Agency.
Within two weeks of receiving that approval letter, you must furnish a Bank Guarantee of the prescribed amount and an Undertaking in favour of the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
The process then shifts into an annual cycle. Each year you file your incentive claim through the online portal with the required supporting documents, and this must be done within one month of the close of the financial year.
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