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Department of Pharmaceuticals

Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Pharmaceuticals

Performance-linked support for eligible pharmaceutical manufacturing

Subsidies & incentives Production linked incentive Opens in periodic calls
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What it is

Increase investment and production in selected high-value pharmaceutical products, support product diversification and help Indian manufacturers scale into global value chains.

What you get

  • Performance-linked support for eligible pharmaceutical manufacturing

Who it is for

  • applicant must be a manufacturer of eligible pharmaceutical goods registered in India
  • product must fall within an eligible target category and satisfy the applicable scheme definition
  • applicant group and baseline financial criteria must be demonstrated using the current guidelines
  • investment, production, sales and other performance conditions apply before any incentive is claimed
  • the official application, approval and claim process and any current implementing-agency route must be followed
CompanyPrivate limitedPublic limitedMsmeOperatingGrowthScalingPharmaceuticalsBiopharmaceuticalsComplex genericsApi manufacturingDrug intermediatesIndia

Not eligible if

  • businesses that do not manufacture eligible target products
  • claims that scheme outlay is an individual applicant entitlement
  • applications or claims that ignore current guidelines, selection decisions, milestones or verification

How to apply

  1. 1
    Identify the target product and scheme route

    Map the proposed or existing pharmaceutical product to the current eligible category and target-group criteria in the Gazette, guidelines and latest Department notices.

    Official step
  2. 2
    Verify current application status

    Check the latest Department of Pharmaceuticals notices and implementing-agency instructions for any new application window.

    Official step
  3. 3
    Prepare eligibility and baseline evidence

    Assemble entity, manufacturing, product, financial baseline, investment, capacity and compliance evidence in the format currently prescribed by the official route.

    Official step
  4. 4
    Submit and report through the official route

    If the official route is open and the applicant is approved, submit claims and periodic reports through the designated official process and retain audit evidence for milestones and verification.

    Official step

Keep ready

Eligible product, Indian manufacturing status and financial/performance evidence