MeitY-MHI joint initiative to Boost Indigenous EV Technologies, Strengthen India’s EV Ecosystem, and Promote Atmnirbhar Bharat in Electric Mobility
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) today announced the Joint Call for Proposals for the development of Electric Vehicle (EV) Sub-systems at a ceremony held at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi.
While launching this joint call for this proposal for development of Electric Vehicle (EV) Sub-System, Shri S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, said that “The Innovators and Researchers in collaboration with industry and academia can boost the technology development and make available indigenous product for EV Ecosystem” and Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Additional Secretary, MHI stated that “MeitY-MHI joint call for proposal will enhance the development of indigenous technologies in the EV sector”
The Joint Call for proposals will focus on key areas of innovation, such as EV Chargers and charging Infrastructure, Machines and drives for EV, Battery and Battery Management System, Telematics, Functional Safety and Security, Centre for prototyping, testing for validation of EV sub-system. This initiative encourages participation from research institutions, startups, and industry players.
Selected proposals will receive financial support from MeitY, while MHI will provide standardization and testing support. The interested institutions/industry/academia may submit their proposals through the MeitY website. This initiative aligns with the Government of India’s vision of Atmnirbhar Bharat and seeks to strengthen India’s position as a global leader in the EV sector. The launch of this Joint call for proposal will be helpful towards a sustainable and electrified future and is expected to attract a wide range of innovative solutions contributing the country’s EV adoption targets.
