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The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme introduced by the Government of India for selected manufacturing sectors primarily provides:

The PLI scheme gives manufacturers cash incentives tied to incremental sales of goods made in India over a base year. It aims to raise domestic manufacturing, investment and exports, and is not a guaranteed-price, fertiliser subsidy or blanket tax exemption scheme.

  1. ACash incentives on incremental sales of goods manufactured in India, over a base yearCorrect
  2. BSubsidised fertiliser to manufacturing units
  3. CA guaranteed purchase price for all factory output
  4. DExemption from all taxes for firms that export

Explanation

PLI schemes pay companies an incentive as a percentage of incremental sales of goods made in India above a base year, to boost domestic manufacturing and exports and attract investment. They are not guaranteed purchase schemes or blanket tax exemptions. Fertiliser subsidy is an agricultural input measure, unrelated.

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