Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme

What it is

Strengthen India's semiconductor design ecosystem, support domestic design companies and improve access to design infrastructure for startups and MSMEs.

What you get

• Product Design Linked Incentive: up to 50% of eligible expenditureUp to ₹15,00,00,000
• Deployment Linked Incentive: 4%-6% of net sales turnover over five yearsUp to ₹30,00,00,000
• Design infrastructure access through C-DAC

Who it is for

• the applicant must be a domestic company, startup or MSME under the applicable current definition
• the applicant must be engaged in eligible semiconductor design for ICs, chipsets, SoCs, systems and IP cores or semiconductor-linked design
• a domestic company must satisfy the applicable resident-Indian ownership condition
• the proposal must satisfy the relevant product-design or deployment-linked component and milestone conditions
• approved applicants must retain the required domestic status after claiming incentives

How to apply

1. 1
   Confirm the DLI component and current intake

   Decide whether the need is Product Design reimbursement, Deployment Linked Incentive or design-infrastructure access, and confirm the current official route and window.

   Official step
2. 2
   Verify applicant and semiconductor-design scope

   Check domestic ownership, startup/MSME status, eligible design category, deployment or volume-production readiness and current definitions.

   Official step
3. 3
   Prepare the DPR and application evidence

   Prepare the detailed project report, applicant details, fee evidence, design plan, eligible expenditure or net-sales plan, milestones and supporting records.

   Official step
4. 4
   Submit and retain milestone evidence

   Submit through the official DLI portal and retain C-DAC approval, milestone, annual claim, statutory and product/deployment evidence.

   Official step

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