Asus, Dell, HP and Foxconn are among 38 companies that have submitted applications to manufacture laptops, personal computers and servers in India under the Centre’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware. Apple, however, has opted to skip participation in the scheme.
The development comes weeks after the Centre imposed — and then postponed — a licensing requirement on the import of laptops and personal computers, which had set alarm bells ringing at major electronics hardware manufacturers. The move was deferred until October 31.
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