Industry pushes back on DLI 2.0 contours in the works, govt defends tighter, market
Published on: Jan. 2, 2026, 6 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Under DLI 1.0, companies were required to first spend their own money and then claim up to 50% reimbursement from the government, with the support capped at Rs 15 crore per applicant. In DLI 2.0, the proposal is to move to a joint funding mechanism: for every rupee put in by a company’s investors, the government would put in an equal amount.
