Lok Sabha Question No. 1658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: SMEC Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Ramesh Awasthi, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Shivmangal Singh Tomar, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1658

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026

## SMEC SCHEME

## 1658. DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SHRI SHIVMANGAL SINGH TOMAR:

SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI RAMESH AWASTHI:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of global Electrical Vehicles (EV) manufacturers along with the origin of the country that have applied under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars (SMEC Scheme) in the country since March, 2024, State and UT-wise including Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b)  the  number  of  approved  companies  that  have  already  commenced  land  acquisition,  site development, plant construction or any other such projects proposed or initiated in the country along with  the  present  stage  of  implementation,  district-wise  including  Dakshina  Kannada  district  of Karnataka;
- (c)  the  States  that  are  emerging  as  the  primary  EV  hubs  under  the  said  scheme,  State-wise  with particular reference to State of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka;
- (d) the monitoring mechanism adopted to ensure that the approved companies achieve the mandatory 25 per cent Domestic Value Addition (DVA) by the end of the third year and 50 per cent by the end of fifth year; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to link SMEC approved companies with domestic MSMEs including vendor development, ancillary manufacturing, localisation support and potential benefits for MSMEs in Jalgaon Lok Sabha Constituency, Andhra Pradesh and Dakshina Kannada district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a) to (e) :  Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI) was notified  on  15.03.2024  to  attract  global  investments,  promote  India  as  a  manufacturing  hub  for electric vehicles (e-4Ws) and boost domestic value addition (DVA).  As per the scheme guidelines, approved applicant is required to achieve a DVA of minimum 25% by end of 3 rd  year and minimum 50% by end of 5 th year for the e-4W manufactured in its facilities.  The monitoring of DVA certificate obtained by approved applicant is done by Testing Agencies of Ministry of Heavy Industries. The scheme  portal  was  launched  on  24.06.2025  and  application  window  was  open  till  21.10.2025, however no applications were received.

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