The government will establish a technology platform to boost research and development, and technology collaboration for the National Electric Mobility Mission.
"To strengthen and institutionalise the collaboration between Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) in R&D and technology development in Electric Mobility, it has been decided to set up a Technology Platform for Electric Mobility," Department of Heavy Industry said in a memorandum.
The government approved the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 in 2013, thereafter the Department of Heavy Industry formulated the FAME-India scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India) for an initial period of two years starting from April 2015.
Under the FAME-India scheme, a nodal body, the DHI-DST Inter-Ministerial Technology Advisory Group (IM-TAG) on Electric Mobility will be set up for consideration and recommendation of proposals received under the Technology Platform for support.
The Department of Science and Technology will administer the TPEM and coordinate organisation of IM-TAG deliberations, whereas the Department of Heavy Industry would indicate annual budgetary allocation for funding of the proposals under TPEM.
