Import EVs: No proposal for obligation sops on import of electrical autos: Authorities

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Import EVs: No proposal for obligation sops on import of electrical autos: Authorities

NEW DELHI: The federal government on Wednesday mentioned it isn’t contemplating any proposal to offer obligation concessions and exemption from native worth addition for import of electrical autos into the nation.
Responding to a query whether or not there may be any proposal to exempt Tesla and different multinational automobile firms from native worth addition of value in heavy batteries, semiconductors and magnetic components; and subsidy on the import obligation on the import of EVs, minister of state for commerce and trade Som Parkash mentioned a production-linked incentive scheme for vehicle and auto element trade with a budgetary outlay of Rs 25,938 crore was introduced by the federal government.
The transfer was geared toward offering monetary incentives to spice up home manufacturing of advance automotive applied sciences merchandise together with EVs and their parts, he mentioned.
“At current, there isn’t a proposal both to offer exemption from native worth addition value or to offer subsidy on import obligation on import of EVs in India,” Parkash mentioned. The federal government has additionally taken numerous steps to spice up home and overseas investments in India to boost native worth addition underneath Make in India initiative, the minister mentioned in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.