At the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar, Haryana, Union Minister for Heavy Industries Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey formally unveiled the “Towards Panchamrit” Conference & Exposition on MHI schemes for the development and promotion of the automotive industry in the nation.
The government is making a big push for clean fuels in order to move India toward cleaner mobility. An initiative in this direction is the “Towards Panchamrit” event, which seeks to encourage the use of “Panchamrit,” or the five clean fuels (hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel, gas, and electric vehicles).
The exhibition and ICAT Incubation Center were also opened by Union Minister for Heavy Industries Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey and MoS Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar.
Union Minister Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey emphasised that Ministries are making extensive efforts to move towards realising this vision in accordance with the Prime Minister’s announcements at COP 26 – “Panchamrit Ki Saugat,” 5 commitments to achieve the vision of becoming a carbon-neutral country by 2070. According to him, the government is making efforts to realise Atmanirbhar Bharat’s vision for the automotive sector.
According to Pandey, the government has eliminated the 252% duty previously applied to vehicles imported by foreign automakers for testing purposes. According to him, this will entice automakers from more nations to use the nation’s testing facilities.
Krishan Pal Gujjar highlighted initiatives taken by the Ministry to promote Clean and green mobility. He said these initiatives will give a boost to domestic manufacturing, help in employment generation, reduce dependence on exports, promote growth and development of the industry, and thereby help in achieving the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat in the automotive industry.
Secretary Kamran Rizvi said that the Ministry of Heavy Industries, through its schemes PLI ACC, PLI Auto, and FAME II is taking directed action towards driving India towards cleaner mobility. Rizvi highlighted that in the last 5 years, the country has adopted EV technology at a very fast pace. He asked the industry to avail the benefits of MHI schemes and expressed confidence that the Indian automotive industry will make a place for itself in the world market.
The event was attended by Automotive Industry leaders, Senior Government Officials from MHI, NITI Aayog, MoRT&H, MoP, MoP&NG, Senior academicians, Start-ups and students. The exposition had displays from over 84 companies which included 33 Component Manufacturers, 11 companies from testing equipment manufacturers and 36 vehicle manufacturers.
The technical sessions on developing technologies for Hydrogen, EVs, Biofuels and Gas fueled vehicles were organised. The speakers of the automotive industries presented their insightful presentations on technologies and the way forward to achieve the vision of Atmanirbhar in the industry. The conference deliberations also brought out policy and regulatory ecosystem for faster adoption of these new technologies.
A dedicated session was also organised where representatives of the automotive industry discussed and shared suggestions with officials for the successful implementation of these schemes.
