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The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme calculates its financial payouts primarily on which of the following metrics?

A Total value of raw material imports utilized in assembly lines
B Incremental sales of goods manufactured within India
C Fixed corporate income tax rebates granted annually
D Baseline historical investments made prior to the launch year

Correct answer: (b) Incremental sales of goods manufactured within India

Explanation

Option B is correct as PLI incentives are explicitly tied to incremental sales of manufactured goods in India. Options A, C, and D do not represent the core disbursement metric of the PLI framework.

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