PLI scheme – step to incentivise manufacturing
Advantage India
Your next manufacturing destination
Think global, act local, serve ‘glocal’. Pivoting around this concept, India has a distinct advantage with its large internal market, strategic location for exports, and a thriving private sector. This serves India both internally and for the world.
In the new normal, firms are looking to diversify their production bases, and the markets they serve. The objective is to bring in resilience in supply chains. Several global corporations in the automotive, electronics, engineering, food processing, chemicals and healthcare sectors have set up large manufacturing operations in India. The country is emerging as a suitable destination with its:
Good governance
High quality infrastructure
Robust trade and investment policy
Strong regulatory framework
Quality labour at competitive rates
India at a glance
Fit for future
Largest democracy with 910 mn strong electorate
Home to the world’s largest working age population, estimated to cross 1 bn by 2030
In FY19, India’s total merchandise exports hit a new high of over USD 330 bn, having registered a 9 per cent growth
Between FY20 and FY25, commitment of USD 1.5 tn by Government of India as part of National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), and improvement in energy, transport & logistics, industrial, social and urban infrastructure proposed
Digital content users expected to grow to 800 mn by 2025
25 cities in India are among the world’s top 100 fastest growing cities
India is almost halfway towards meeting its target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. World’s first country to track performance of each state and union territory on a key performance indicator-driven matrix for their contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
Enabling the manufacturing ecosystem
Make in India
- Attracting investments in 25 priority sectors
- USD 357 bn in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) since launch in FY14 till FY20*
New sectoral policies
- Production-linked and investment-linked incentives in key sectors such as electronics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- PLI schemes
Tax reforms
- 17.16% Corporate Tax rate for new manufacturing companies
- Goods & Services tax (GST), implemented from July 1, 2017, subsumed various Indian indirect taxes and helped create a common national market
High quality industrial infrastructure
- 3,300 parks covering over 1 mn acres of industrial land**
- 5 industrial corridors to enable integrated industrial development
Liberal FDI and foreign trade regime
- 100% FDI allowed under automatic route for most manufacturing activities and setting up of manufacturing clusters
- Investments are freely repatriable at fair market value without approvals, subject to payment of taxes
- Import of second-hand goods is generally permitted. Thresholds apply if incentives / low tax rate are to be claimed
Fast-tracking of projects
- States have been hand-holding investors and enabling quick approvals
Fiscal incentives
- Tax-based incentives across sectors and segments of manufacturing
Non-fiscal incentives
- Capital subsidies, discount on tariffs and charges for utilities across various states of India
Customised support for large projects
- Based on the size of investment, customised incentive packages may be availed of
Liberalised labour laws and easier land availability
- States are liberalising labour laws and land parcel processes
Increasing competitiveness in the global landscape
India has attractive tax rates
Effective tax rates in India including surcharge and cess is 17.16% for new manufacturing companies and 25.17% for existing companies not claiming prescribed deductions/exemptions.
Competitive cost of doing business
India has improved its ranking from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019 in Ease of Doing Business
How India climbed 79 spots in the last 5 years:
Process
Single form for company formation
Time
Fast track approval for construction permits
Trade
‘Indian Customs Single Window Project’ implemented
Legal
Commercial Courts and Appellate Division of High Courts established
Exit
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 for resolving insolvency
Recent initiatives for a better tomorrow
- Empowered Group of Secretaries set up to ensure faster clearances on setting up of new projects.
- State governments have set up investment clearance cells by bringing nodal ministries together.
- Clean and climate-friendly mobility initiatives undertaken across cities.
- Reinforced waste management regulations ensure that a substantial number of global requirements around sustainability are addressed.
- Steps taken by the government for faster resolution of disputes / enforcement of contracts. These include amendment in the Arbitration & Conciliation Act in 2015, which resulted in quicker and effective passing of awards (less than 12 months, in some cases).
- Set of special courts to handle commercial disputes under Commercial Courts Act, 2015.
- Institution of specialised quasi-judicial bodies / tribunals and regulatory authorities to decongest courts.
- India has acceded to various global intellectual property (IP) treaties recently such as the WIPO Copyright Treaty, Vienna Agreement, Nice Agreement on Goods & Services that help align Indian IP with global standards.
- Indian IP Office’s online filing system has substantially reduced processing time.
- Setting up of commercial courts with specialist judges has ensured the effectiveness of IP rights enforcement.
- As an alternate dispute resolution scheme, a robust Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) programme has been introduced to provide ease of compliance in the domain of Transfer Pricing for a period that can extend to nine years. 325 APAs have been signed to date.
- In 2020, India has proposed a one time direct tax dispute resolution scheme that aims to resolve long pending tax disputes.
- Port capacity to increase to 3300+ million tonnes per annum by 2025.
- Radio Frequency Identification system has been installed in 11 major ports to enhance security, and remove bottlenecks for seamless movement of traffic across port gates.
- Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation’s Logistics Databank System helps track the movement of containers.
- Issuance of e-delivery orders, e-invoice and e-payment across all major ports has reduced paper work.
- Aarogya Setu, the recently-launched COVID-19 tracking app, proactively informs citizens about best practices and provides relevant advisories on the containment of Covid-19.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued clear guidelines and standard operating procedures for manufacturing, logistics and transport companies.
Where we can help
India evidently is fit for future and makes a compelling case for a local, regional and/or global manufacturing base. If you are weighing the option of investing in India and would like to plan out a roadmap, PwC India, with its rich and diverse experience, will be happy to partner with you through the entire journey from decision-making to planning and execution.
Why India?
Market assessment for investors
Is the Indian market large enough?
Can India be a base for local, regional and/or global markets?
Cost, incentives and regulatory benchmarking
Can Indian operations lower costs globally?
PEST risk
What are the political, economic, social and technology risks?
Supply chain risk
What are the supply chain diversification risks?
We have helped multiple clients evaluate their business strategy and assess risk
Global major lithium-ion battery manufacturer
Identification of locations suitable for business operations
Large Asian chemicals player
Strategic market assessment of select industrial chemicals in India
Leading global beverage manufacturer
Assessment of incentives for focus states and support in negotiation of customised incentives package
How do you go about it?
Supply chain network strategy How to mesh India operations with the global supply chain network? |
Tax/Regulatory What is the appropriate investment and operations structure? |
Build versus buy What is better: Brownfield or greenfield operations? |
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Greenfield: Location assessment Which is the best suited location / state in India – factoring in incentives, costs, availability and infrastructure? |
Brownfield: Target search What are some potential targets for M&A? |
Buy-side advisory How can the deal be executed? |
Valuation What is the value to be paid for an acquisition? |
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We have helped multiple clients find acquisition targets and finalise locations
Global major lithium-ion battery manufacturer
Following the decision-making process, the next step was support in formulation of incorporation and post-incorporation strategy
Global pharmaceutical major
Location advisory services for setting up a manufacturing facility in North-East India
A domestic entrepreneurial group
Assessment of investment opportunities in the Precision Plastics industry and identification of potential partners
What do you need to do?
Business plan
What will the projected financials look like?
Policy support and regulatory approvals
How to ensure compliance?
Partnerships
Who can be JV partners / suppliers / distributors?
Incentive support
How we can assist you in representing your business case?
Programme management
How to ensure implementation success?
We have helped multiple clients set up sustainable operations
Global major lithium-ion battery manufacturer
Having helped with decision-making and planning, execution entailed assessment and support in negotiation of customised incentive packages for investment
Global automotive OEM
Development of a five-year growth strategy and business plan for India automotive business
One of the world’s largest FMCG players
Assessment of Indian market and evaluation of potential Indian partner universe to shortlist companies aligned with the client’s business interests
#EmergingStronger
Sources
- World Economic Forum
- Challenges and Opportunities Emerge as India Becomes Third- Largest Consumer Market by 2030,World Economic Forum
- Startup India, DPIIT
- Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019
- 101 Innovation and Initiatives, Indian National Elections 2019, Election Commission of India, Government of India
- Digital India, McKinsey Global Institute
- At conversion factor of 1 USD = 71 INR as considered in National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
- World Economic Forum report, Future of Consumption in Fast- Growth Consumer Market - India, economictimes.indiatimes.com
- India Brand Equity Foundation
- http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/urban_growth1.html accessed in May 2020
- SDG India Index and Dashboard 2019
- Economictimes.indiatimes.com
- DPIIT
- IIS web portal
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries Corporate Taxes 2018/19 [https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/ ]
- Data on minimum monthly wages was collected from various sources including: India (Nagaland - Dept of Labour, Delhi - Govt of NCT of Delhi State Govt), Asean Briefing, Nov 2019 (Indonesia, Central Java, DKI Jakarta), Vietnam Briefing, Nov 2019 (Vietnam, Region IV, Region I), Reuters, Dec 2019 (Mexico, Non-border, Border Zone), MOHRSS, Jun 2018 (China, Liaoning, Shanghai), Bangkok Post, Dec 2019 (Thailand, Yala, Chon Buri and Phuket), Bloomberg, Jan 2020 (Brazil, National), Asean Briefing, Feb 2020 (Malaysia, National)
- Data on electricity charges was sourced from GlobalPetrolPrices.com as accessed on 23 June, 2020
- Doing Business Assessment 2020 by World Bank
- Industrial Information System, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India
- Press Release - Press Information Bureau; 13 March 2019 ; Press Release - Press Information Bureau; 4th July 2018
- Preface to the Annual Report of the Indian IP Office, 2017-18
- Gazette of India; 21st August 2018
- Business Standard, 28 November 2019
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