The Hyderabad-based firm plans to invest and begin producing telecom equipment, such as networking devices, 4G and 5G telecommunication equipment, and fibre optic telecommunication equipment. In addition to assuring quality, the organisation will increase volume.
 

According to the firm, the entire LED segment is evolving toward smart lighting, which is the way of the future. Smart lighting, which uses less energy than LEDs, benefits from the existing PLI.
 

"The government wants manufacturing to happen in India, and there is a benefit in terms of total expenses," said Raminder Singh Soin, chairman of Resolute. We have the cost advantage and the production advantage when we can lower the whole costs down for the finished product rather than the imported goods." 
 

“The government is looking at increasing job opportunities and to create an ecosystem that makes us more competitive globally,” he added.

Resolute has a strong history in both the telecom and lighting industries, and with the PLI penalties, it is entering a new period of expansion. "We have the technology; we just need innovation and scalability in India." "Not only will this permit export of the items, but it will also enable 'Make in India' for the rest of the world," Soin added.
 

The PLI sanction by the government will help the economies of scale and bring the overall cost down. Earlier, the import of components contributed towards 80 per cent of the build-up material and that has now come down to 40 per cent, which is clearly indicative of the transformation.
 

“We foresee that this will further come to less than 10 per cent with only the main ICs that need to be imported while the other components will be made in India. This is a major step in the case of LED lighting which is well driven,” Soin added.
 

The proposal of DPIIT for the PLI Scheme for White Goods for manufacture of components and sub-assemblies of ACs and LED Lights was approved by the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister on April 7, 2021. The scheme is to be implemented over a seven-year period, from FY 2021-22 to FY 2028-29 and has an outlay of Rs 6,238 crore.
 

A total 52 companies filed their application with committed investment of Rs 5,858 crore under the PLI scheme. After evaluation of all the applications, 42 applicants with committed investment of Rs 4,614 crore have been provisionally selected as beneficiaries under the PLI scheme.
 

The selected applicants include 26 for air conditioner manufacturing with committed investments of Rs 3,898 crore and 16 for LED lights manufacturing with committed investments of Rs 716 crore.