New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- India's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes are expected to strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities and improve the country's integration into global value chains, although deeper domestic value addition, employment generation and export competitiveness will remain critical to sustaining their long-term impact, according to a NITI Aayog assessment prepared in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad.

The 14 PLI schemes have attracted cumulative investments of Rs 2.40 lakh crore and generated production worth Rs 22.66 lakh crore as of March 2026, while creating employment for 8.49 lakh individuals, the report said.

The schemes, which have a combined financial outlay of Rs 1.91 lakh crore, have disbursed Rs 35,3...