Daily Current Affairs — 13 November 2026
Daily Current Affairs · 13 November 2026
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Economy
NITI Aayog Report on Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes
NITI Aayog, with IIM Ahmedabad as its knowledge partner, has published a mid-course report titled "Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes".
- PLI schemes have strengthened India's manufacturing ecosystem
- Key challenges include low employment generation, limited domestic value addition and uneven sectoral performance
- Overall Macro-Economic Performance (till March 2026): The report utilizes a 50% threshold of full-tenure targets as a mid-course benchmark to
- Investment Mobilisation: Cumulative investment reached Rs 2.40 lakh crore, achieving 76% of the full-tenure target of Rs 3.15 lakh crore.
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- Production Growth: Cumulative production/sales stood at Rs 22.66 lakh crore, achieving 64% of the full-tenure target of Rs 35.37 lakh crore.
- Employment Generation: Cumulative employment reached 8.49 lakh jobs, representing 28% of the full-tenure target of 30.19 lakh jobs.
- Implementation Progress: The 14 PLI schemes have completed 58% of their aggregate implementation period
- Incentive Disbursement: Cumulative disbursement stood at Rs 35,354 crore as of March 2026
- Sectoral Progress: Nearly 70% of targeted PLI segments are broadly on track
- Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing (LSEM): The LSEM PLI scheme has emerged as one of the most efficient schemes in terms of resource utilisation
NITI Aayog, with IIM Ahmedabad as its knowledge partner, has published a mid-course report titled "Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes".
Which of the following statements about NITI Aayog Report on Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
Reconstitution of NITI Aayog
The Government of India has reconstituted the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice-Chairperson, succeeding Suman K.
- This overhaul marks a departure from its traditional economist-heavy composition
- About: The NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet in 2015, replacing the erstwhile Planning Commission
- Cooperative Federalism: Unlike the Planning Commission
- Competitive Federalism: It encourages healthy competition among states to improve their performance across various social and economic sectors (health
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- Governing Council: This is the highest decision-making body
- Ex-Officio membership: Maximum four from the Union council of ministers to be nominated by the Prime minister.
- Knowledge and Innovation Hub: Maintaining a state-of-the-art resource center
- Aspirational Districts Programme: Aimed at quickly and effectively transforming 112 of India's most under-developed districts.
- Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): A flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country.
- Key Indices: It releases highly watched reports like the SDG India Index (Sustainable Development Goals)
3. What is the significance of the recent reconstitution of NITI Aayog? It marks a shift towards science
With reference to Reconstitution of NITI Aayog, consider the following statements:
- This overhaul marks a departure from its traditional economist-heavy composition
- About: The NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet in 2015, replacing the erstwhile Election Commission
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct. Check each statement on its own before looking at the options. One of the two alters a figure, an institution or the direction of change stated in the source.
Not quite. Check each statement on its own before looking at the options. One of the two alters a figure, an institution or the direction of change stated in the source. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
Production Linked Incentive Scheme
Recently, a debate has emerged over the effectiveness of India's Production-Linked Incentive (PLI), an Electronics Manufacturing scheme, suggesting.
- About: The PLI scheme was conceived to scale up domestic manufacturing capability
- Launched in March 2020, the scheme initially targeted three industries: Mobile and allied Component Manufacturing
- The 14 sectors are mobile manufacturing, manufacturing of medical devices, automobiles
- The incentives given, are calculated on the basis of incremental sales
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- In FY 2017-18, mobile phone imports were USD 3.6 billion, while exports were a mere USD 334 million, resulting in a –USD 3.3 billion trade deficit.
- By FY 2022-23, imports reduced to USD 1.6 billion, while exports surged to nearly USD 11 billion, yielding a positive net exports of USD 9.8 billion.
- Assembly vs. Value Addition: The subsidy in the scheme for Mobile and allied Component Manufacturing is paid only for finishing the phone in India
- So India still imports much of what goes into the mobile phones
- Incidentally, these are the same two years when mobile phone exports jumped the most.
- Although India's aspiration to make chips is sound, chips are complex components.
Which of the following statements about Production Linked Incentive Scheme is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme
Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) approved 31 additional proposals under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) involving fresh investment of ₹6,844 crore.
- The latest approvals cover electrolyte additives
- ECMS: Launched in April 2025 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
- Incentive Structure: The ECMS provides turnover-linked
- Positions electronics as India's potential second-largest export item, following a six-fold production increase in the last decade.
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- Progress towards Self-Reliance: India has achieved self-reliance in enclosures
- Geographical Spread: Projects in the latest tranche cover 10 States—Himachal Pradesh
- Expected Output and Jobs: The newly approved projects are expected to generate around ₹82,243 crore in production
- Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme: It covers 14 sectors
With reference to Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, consider the following statements:
- The latest approvals cover electrolyte additives
- ECMS: Launched in April 2027 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct. Check each statement on its own before looking at the options. One of the two alters a figure, an institution or the direction of change stated in the source.
Not quite. Check each statement on its own before looking at the options. One of the two alters a figure, an institution or the direction of change stated in the source. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
Investment Under PLI Schemes
Recently, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes witnessed over Rs. 1.03 lakh crore of investment till November 2023.
- It has led to production of Rs. 8.61 lakh crore and employment generation of over 6.78 lakhs.
- PLI Schemes have witnessed exports surpassing Rs
- 176 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are among the PLI beneficiaries in sectors such as Bulk Drugs, Medical Devices, Pharma, Telecom, White
- Due to the PLI Scheme, there has been a significant reduction in imports of raw materials in the Pharma sector
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- Production of 39 Medical Devices have commenced such as CT-Scan
- Significant impact on investment in the Drone industry with a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 90.74%.
- The Scheme has also led to increased Millet procurement – from 668 MT (FY 20-21) to 3,703 MT (FY 22-23).
- It has transformed India's export basket from traditional commodities to high-value-added products such as electronics & telecommunication goods
- About: The PLI scheme was conceived to scale up domestic manufacturing capability
- Launched in March 2020, the scheme initially targeted three industries: Mobile and allied Component Manufacturing
Which of the following statements about Investment Under PLI Schemes is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
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Economy
PLI Scheme for Telecom Sector
The Union Cabinet has approved the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the telecom sector with an outlay of Rs.
- About the PLI Scheme: In order to boost domestic manufacturing and cut down on import bills
- Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India
- The Scheme has been approved for many sectors including electronic products, IT hardware, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and components, etc.
- About: This Scheme is for domestic manufacturing of telecom and networking products such as switches
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- It is subject to achieving a minimum threshold of cumulative incremental investment and incremental sales of manufactured goods.
- The cumulative investment can be made at one go, subject to annual cumulative threshold as prescribed for four years being met.
- 2019-20 will be treated as the base year for computation of cumulative incremental sales of manufactured goods net of taxes.
- An investor who qualifies for the scheme will be incentivised up to 20 times the minimum investment threshold
- For Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the minimum investment threshold has been kept at Rs. 10 crore, while for others it is Rs. 100 crore.
- For MSMEs, a 1% higher incentive is also proposed in the first three years.
Which of the following statements about PLI Scheme for Telecom Sector is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
PLI Schemes
Recently, the NITI Aayog has commenced work on evolving a set of objective criteria to track value addition by companies which avail financial rewards under Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes.
- The empowered group of secretaries which was instituted in June 2020 was tasked with identifying the bottlenecks in PLI schemes
- The group is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary
- Taking the lead in creating a centralised database to monitor progress in the PLI schemes across sectors
- No Common Set of Parameters: There were no common set of parameters to understand the value addition by companies
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- At present, different ministries monitor the value addition of their respective PLI schemes and there is no way to compare two different schemes.
- Also, there are various deliverables such as the number of jobs created, the rise in exports and quality improvement
- Departments and ministries which interact with companies operating in their sector also face certain specific issues
- Until last fiscal, only 3-4 companies managed to achieve the incremental sales targets to qualify for the PLI scheme from the fourteen companies
- Unlike global companies, most domestic companies relied on one or two supply chains which have been severely disrupted
- About: The PLI scheme was conceived to scale up domestic manufacturing capability
Which of the following statements about PLI Schemes is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
PLI Scheme for Solar Modules
Recently, The Union Cabinet has cleared Production Linked incentive (PLI) of Rs 19,500 crore to incentivise manufacturing of domestic solar cell modules.
- This is a follow-up to the RS,500-crore tranche that was cleared in November 2020, aiming at reducing the industry's reliance on China-made panels.
- With the second tranche of the PLI scheme the government is hoping that about 65GW per annum manufacturing capacity of fully and partially integrated
- This would bring in a direct investment of around Rs 94,000 crore, directly employ about 1,95,000 and indirectly around 7,80,000 persons
- With these schemes we expect to have 70-80 GW of capacity which would take care of our domestic requirements as well as exports.
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- The PLI benefits coupled with State incentives under the industrial policies of the State government
- About: The PLI scheme was conceived to scale up domestic manufacturing capability
- The government has set aside Rs 1.97 lakh crore under the PLI schemes for various sectors
- Launched in March 2020, the scheme initially targeted three industries: Mobile and allied Component Manufacturing
- The incentives, calculated on the basis of incremental sales, range from as low as 1% for the electronics
- In some sectors such as advanced chemistry cell batteries
Which of the following statements about PLI Scheme for Solar Modules is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS)
The Union Cabinet has approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with a budgetary outlay of ₹62,500 crore to strengthen India's mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem.
- About: MPMS is a government scheme aimed at scaling up mobile phone production in India
- Scheme Tenure: MPMS will operate for five years, from FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31.
- Incentive Support: The scheme provides incentive support on eligible sales of mobile phones manufactured in India at differentiated rates ranging
- Domestic Sourcing Incentive: It provides an additional incentive of up to 1.5% linked to the domestic sourcing of key components and sub-assemblies.
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- Scale Up Production: The scheme aims to further increase mobile phone manufacturing capacity in India
- Deepen Domestic Value Addition: MPMS seeks to increase local sourcing of components and sub-assemblies, thereby reducing dependence on imports.
- Strengthen Supply Chains: The scheme aims to make India's electronics supply chains deeper, more resilient and globally competitive.
- Production Target: During the scheme period, cumulative mobile phone production in India is expected to reach around ₹39 lakh crore.
- Export Expansion: MPMS is expected to significantly increase mobile phone exports and strengthen India's role in global electronics value chains.
- Employment Generation: The scheme is expected to generate around 60,000 direct jobs, supporting industrial employment and economic growth.
Which of the following statements about Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) is correct?
Correct. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute.
Not quite. The three wrong options each change one thing from the source: a figure, the institution involved, the direction of change, or a qualifier turned into an absolute. The green option is the correct one.
Economy
Schemes Approved to Promote Drug Manufacturing – reporting
- Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved two schemes, namely the scheme on Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks
- Number of Parks: The government aims to develop 3 mega Bulk Drug parks in India in partnership with States.
- Funding: Government of India will give Grants-in-Aid to States with a maximum limit of Rs. 1000 Crore per Bulk Drug Park. A sum of Rs
- The scheme will also help in providing continuous supply of drugs and ensure delivery of affordable healthcare to the citizens.
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- Aim: The PLI scheme aims to promote domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/Drug Intermediates
- Funding: Under the scheme financial incentive will be given to eligible manufacturers of identified 53 critical bulk drugs on their incremental sales
- Impact: PLI scheme will reduce India's import dependence on other countries for critical KSMs/Drug Intermediates and APIs
- APIs, also called bulk drugs, are significant ingredients in the manufacture of drugs
- India is heavily import-dependent for APIs from China
With reference to Schemes Approved to Promote Drug Manufacturing – Drishti IAS, consider the following statements:
- Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved two schemes, namely the scheme on Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks
- Number of Parks: The government aims to develop 6 mega Bulk Drug parks in India in partnership with States
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct. Check each statement on its own before looking at the options. One of the two alters a figure, an institution or the direction of change stated in the source.
Not quite. Check each statement on its own before looking at the options. One of the two alters a figure, an institution or the direction of change stated in the source. The green option is the correct one.
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