The government has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on 'national programme on high efficiency solar PV modules', with an outlay of ₹19,500 crore. Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the PLI is aimed at achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in high efficiency solar PV modules. Thakur said the scheme will bring direct investment of around ₹94,000 crore.