<h1>Production-linked incentive scheme expansion boosts domestic component manufacturing for air conditioners and LED lights, enabling higher local value addition.</h1> The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for White Goods provisionally selected 24 beneficiaries in the third round-18 new applicants and 6 existing beneficiaries upgraded-while 13 applicants were referred to the Committee of Experts and one applicant withdrew; overall 84 companies under the Scheme are projected to bring committed investments and increased production during the Scheme period. The Scheme offers graded incentives on incremental sales after a gestation period to build a domestic component ecosystem for Air Conditioners and LED Lights and raise domestic value addition.