ENA Sectors 2023-07-27 14:25:01 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, July 27 (KNN)</strong> Telecom equipment worth Rs 6,911 crore has been exported by companies selected under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme till May 31, 2023, the Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The scheme was launched on February 24, 2021, to promote domestic manufacturing of specified telecom and networking products including 4G, 5G products, and also design-led manufacturing in the country.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The companies under the scheme have made an export of Rs 6,911 crore up till May 31, 2023, the minister said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">India has designed and developed its own 4G/5G technology stacks and the deployment has started in state-run BSNL, he added. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">To promote the ecosystem for research &amp; development and make India a global manufacturing hub, the government has taken various initiatives including PLI scheme, a telecom technology development fund scheme and digital communication innovation square (DCIS) under champion services sector scheme.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Referring to 5G services, he said so far, 2,81,948 5G sites have been set up by telecom operators. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 34233 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/india-exported-rs-6911-cr-pli-backed-telecom-gear-till-may-31-mos-chauhan 2023-07-27 14:25:01 knnindia.co.in