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Kolkata: Production-Linked Incentive scheme, or PLI schemes have been successful in generating employment numbering about 43,000 in the country, of which 11,200 are direct employment, data submitted in the Lok Sabha have shown. This data have been culled from the information furnished by solar PV manufacturers who have set up facilities under the PLI scheme. These jobs have been created across the nine states of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Odisha.

Gujarat is one of the states a major leader in India’s solar industry, especially in rooftop solar setups. This state has turned out to be the biggest beneficiary since big projects by the likes of Reliance Industries and Adani New Industries are based here. It has accounted for more than 22,400 jobs alone.

In the second position was the southern state of Tamil Nadu. It was a distant second with around 6,800 jobs which were generated by projects by FS India Solar Ventures, VSL, Green Power and IP Solar.

In the third position came the state of Andhra Pradesh. It reported 1,620 jobs which were generated in two solar manufacturing units. Next in line was Odisha that added 200 jobs through AMPIN Solar. The remaining employment was created in multi-location projects across states implemented by ReNew Photovoltaics, Grew Energy, Avaada Flectro and other companies.

Solar power is one of the focus areas of the Centre. The government is implementing the PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules to build GW-scale domestic manufacturing capacity. The entire scheme enjoys an outlay of Rs 24,000 crore. Incidentally, under this scheme, letters of award have been issued for setting up 48.3 GW of fully or partially integrated solar module manufacturing units.

The total installed solar PV module manufacturing capacity in the country is now 121.68 GW. This figure is according to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers which was issued on November 25, 2025. During the period between April 2025 and September 2025, a total of 180.58 lakh solar PV modules which were valued at $386.33 million were imported into the country. Incidentally, China dominates the global solar PV supply chain since China enjoys a market share of over 90% in polysilicon and wafer manufacturing capacity. The market share in PV cells is in excess of 65% and in modules around 80%.

India’s solar PV module manufacturing capacity could jump to over 165 GW by March 2027, ICRA has projected with the tailwind of robust policy support such as the PLI scheme.