The Union government has added more than 100 advanced technologies, including alternate fuel systems such as compressed natural gas (CNG), under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobiles.
Bharat Stage VI compliant flex fuel engines, electronic control units (ECU) for safety, advanced driver assist system, e-quadricyle, among others will also be covered under the scheme. Till now, the government has included only two-wheelers and four-wheelers under the scheme.
The scheme aims to boost manufacturing capability of the automobile sector, including the electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
In September, the Union Cabinet had approved the scheme with an outlay