Lok Sabha Question No. 396 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Jobs in Automobile Sector
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 396 ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## JOBS IN AUTOMOBILE SECTOR

| *396.                                   | SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA: SHRI RAVI KISHAN:                                                              |
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| (a) last                                | the details and the number of jobs created in automobile sector in the country during the three years; |
| (b)                                     | the number of jobs likely to be created in this sector during the next three years; and                |
| (c)                                     | the measures being proposed by the Government to promote the automobile sector?                        |
| ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES | ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES                                                                |
| (a) to (c):                             | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                         |

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## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  396  FOR  28.03.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA  &  SHRI  RAVI  KISHAN REGARDING  'JOBS  IN  AUTOMOBILE SECTOR'.

(a) & (b): This data is not maintained by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.  However, as per the information received  from Society  of  Indian  Automobile  Manufacturers  (SIAM), the automobile sector  provided  2.83  crore  jobs  (direct  &  indirect)  in  2018-19  and  3.07  crore  jobs (direct & indirect) in 2019-20.  However, for the year 2020-21 no data is available with SIAM due to COVID-19 pandemic.

As  far  as  number  of  jobs  likely  to  be  created  in  this  sector  during  next  3  years  is concerned,  SIAM  has  informed  that  this  data  depends  upon  multiple  factors  including  market trends, economy, technology evolution etc., for which specific studies have not been undertaken.

Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  is  administering  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for Automobile and Auto Component which is estimated to generate employment of over 7.5 lakh jobs (direct and indirect) over 5 years period (FY 2022-23 to FY 2026-27).

- (c): To  promote  the  automobile  sector,  this  Ministry  is  implementing  the  following  three schemes:
- (i) The  Government  has  launched  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 and presently, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.  This phase of FAME II focuses on supporting electrification of public and shared transportation through subsidies to 7,090 e-buses, 5 lakh e-3 wheelers, 55,000 e-4 wheeler passenger  cars  and  10  lakh  e-2  wheelers.    The  details  of  the  scheme  may  be  seen  at http://fame2.heavyindustries.gov.in/index.aspx .
- (ii) The Government on 12 th May, 2021 approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) in order to promote their manufacturing in the country.  The budgetary outlay of the scheme is Rs.18,100 crores.  The scheme envisages to establish  a  cumulative  ACC  battery  manufacturing  capacity  of  50  GWh.    The  details  of  the scheme may be seen at https://heavyindustries.gov.in/UserView/index?mid=2487 .
- (iii) Automobile  industry  is  also  incentivized  under  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components, which was approved on 15 th  September, 2021 with a budgetary outlay of Rs.25,938 crores for a period of 5 years.  The details of the PLI Auto scheme may be seen at the MHI website https://heavyindustries.gov.in/UserView/index?mid=2482 .

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