In an important decision on 17 February 2021, the Union Cabinet approved the Production Linked Equipment (PLI) scheme for telecom equipment worth Rs 12,195 crore. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad gave this information on 17 February 2021. The government hopes that this scheme will produce Rs 2,44,200 crore of telecom equipment in the country in the next five years. The minister said that soon the government will come up with the PLI scheme to encourage the production of laptops and tablets. According to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Cabinet has approved the PLI scheme for the manufacture of telecom