Design Linked Incentive Scheme

• DLI Scheme is a MeitY fiscal-support programme under the Semicon India Programme to build a self-reliant chip-design ecosystem (ICs, chipsets, SoCs, IP cores).
• Targets the fabless segment, which contributes 30–35% of global semiconductor sales and up to 50% of value addition in chips.
• Relevant for UPSC because it sits at the intersection of Atmanirbhar Bharat, electronics value-chain shift, and strategic tech sovereignty.