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No proposal at present to include toy industry under PLI scheme: Government

Som Parkash. Photo courtesy: DD News

There is no proposal at present with the government to include the toy industry under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, though it is providing all round support to the sector to make it more competitive, Parliament was informed on February 11.

The government has taken a series of steps such as raising Basic Custom Duty (BCD) on toys to 60% in order to increase the domestic production and reduce the imports of toys, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

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