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NITI Aayog launched the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) at its Workshop on State EV Policies, scoring every State and UT on EV adoption, charging infrastructure and EV research.
The highest State score rose from 77 to 84 over the year and the median from 36 to 40; 29 of 36 States and UTs have now notified EV policies.
NITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba put existing central support for electric mobility at over Rs 92,000 crore across FAME, PM E-DRIVE, PM e-Bus Sewa and two production-linked incentive schemes.
He linked the transition to strategic dependence, noting India imports nearly 89 per cent of its crude oil requirement while the automotive sector carries about 7.1 per cent of GDP and 1.9 crore jobs.
India's first large demand-incentive scheme for EVs, with support for charging infrastructure; administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries
Key: Phase I from 1 April 2015 with Rs 895 crore; Phase II from 1 April 2019 with Rs 10,000 crore, extended to 31 March 2024
Successor demand-incentive scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries, notified 29 September 2024, covering EV purchase subsidies, charging stations and testing agencies
Key: Rs 10,900 crore outlay; tenure extended within the same outlay from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028
City bus electrification on a public-private partnership model, led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs with the Ministry of Heavy Industries; Cabinet approval 16 August 2023
Key: 10,000 e-buses at an estimated Rs 57,613 crore including Rs 20,000 crore of central support; covers cities of three lakh-plus population (Census 2011) with priority to those lacking an organised bus service; operational support for 10 years
National Programme on ACC Battery Storage, to build domestic cell manufacturing instead of importing batteries; Ministry of Heavy Industries, approved May 2021
Key: Rs 18,100 crore over seven years for 50 GWh of ACC capacity plus 5 GWh of niche technologies
Incentivises Advanced Automotive Technology (AAT) vehicles and components, offsetting the cost disability of making them in India; Ministry of Heavy Industries, Cabinet approval 15 September 2021
Key: Rs 25,938 crore over five years (FY2022-23 to FY2026-27) in two parts, the Champion OEM and Component Champion incentive schemes
The Union government's policy think tank; publishes the IEMI and convenes the State EV policy workshops. Created by a Union Cabinet resolution on 1 January 2015 to replace the Planning Commission (an executive creation of 1950), it is neither constitutional nor statutory and advises rather than allocates plan funds.
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Which state emerged as the poorest state in the first-ever Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) prepared by NITI Aayog (Nov 2021)?
Answer: Bihar
The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the
Answer: Planning Commission
Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the
Answer: NITI Aayog
Who is the current CEO of NITI Aayog (as of the exam date)?
Answer: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
As of 2023, who is the CEO of NITI Aayog?
Answer: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
NITI Aayog's index scoring States and UTs out of 100 on 16 indicators under three themes: transport electrification, charging readiness, EV research. First edition August 2025.
New-generation storage technology holding energy electrochemically; subject of a Rs 18,100 crore PLI scheme for 50 GWh.
Interoperable national EV-charging framework of the Ministry of Heavy Industries with BHEL and NPCI, allowing UPI payment at any participating charger.