Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme
The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme offers financial incentives and design infrastructure support to domestic companies, startups, and MSMEs engaged in semiconductor design. It provides up to 50% reimbursement of eligible design expenditure (capped at ₹15 Crore) and deployment-linked incentives of 4% to 6% on net sales of designed semiconductor goods over 5 years (capped at ₹30 Crore).
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