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    Ministry of Heavy Industries Notifies Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI)

    Posted 03 Jun 2025

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    Key Highlights of the Scheme

    • Objective
      • Boost domestic manufacturing of electric passenger cars (e-4W) in India.
      • Establish India as a global hub for automotive innovation and manufacturing.
    • Eligible Projects:  Expenditure incurred on new Plant, Machinery, Charging Infrastructure, Equipment and associated utilities across India. 
      • Expenditure made on second hand/ refurbished plant, machinery etc., will not qualify
    • Eligibility for Applicants
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    • Benefits to Applicants:
      • Customs Duty Concessions: Concession upto 5 years linked to meeting domestic value addition (DVA) milestones.
      • Import Benefits: Allowed to import fully-built electric cars or CBUs (a vehicle that is completely assembled) with certain conditions.
    • Obligations for the Applicant
      • Approved applicants must set up an e-4W manufacturing facility in India and it must be operational within 3 years from approval.
      • Minimum investment: ₹4,150 crore.
      • DVA Targets: Minimum 25% DVA by 3 years and 50% by 5 years.
      • Mandatory Bank Guarantee: Applicant’s commitment to setup manufacturing facility(ies) and achievement of DVA shall be backed by a bank guarantee from a scheduled commercial bank in India. 
    An image showing details about India's automative sector.
    • Tags :
    • Ministry of Heavy Industries
    • EV
    • PLI
    • Automative Sector
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