Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles - New Applicant Track

What it is

Promote scale, competitiveness, employment and production of notified MMF apparel, MMF fabrics and technical-textile products manufactured in India.

Application window

The Ministry index records an extension of new applications through 31 March 2026; current new-applicant availability must be confirmed before any application action is offered.

What you get

• PLI Textiles production incentive - prescribed percentage of eligible sales

Who it is for

• applicant manufactures products in the notified product lists and maintains the required product and accounting evidence
• for subsequent rounds, the applicant satisfies the applicable amended minimum plan investment threshold: INR 150 crore for Part I or INR 50 crore for Part II, excluding land and administrative-building cost
• the project or separate project unit satisfies the applicable company, distinct-books, investment, turnover and GST invoice conditions
• the participant achieves the prescribed threshold turnover and applicable incremental-turnover condition in the performance year
• only notified products manufactured by the registered participant and invoiced with the relevant 8-digit HS code are counted

Not eligible if

• trading, job work, non-notified products, captive consumption or related transactions that do not satisfy the applicable rules
• turnover or investment presented as a guarantee of incentive payment
• claims that use the original 2021 thresholds without reconciling subsequent amendments
• new applications after the latest verified application deadline or outside the notified portal route
• land and administrative-building cost counted as eligible plan investment

How to apply

1. 1
   Check the latest PLI Textiles window and amendments

   Review the Ministry notifications index, latest amendment and portal notices before deciding whether a new application is open.

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2. 2
   Select Part I or Part II and verify investment

   Confirm the applicable amended plan-investment threshold and the separate project/company or project-unit requirements.

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3. 3
   Validate products and HS codes

   Map the proposed MMF apparel, MMF fabric or technical-textile products to the current notified list and preserve 8-digit HS-code/GST invoice evidence.

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4. 4
   Prepare investment, turnover and audit evidence

   Prepare project, investment, production, turnover, tax, accounting, inventory and auditor-certificate records required by the current claim route.

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5. 5
   Use the official Ministry portal

   Submit only during a verified official window and retain the application, approval, claim, payment and grievance records.

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