PLI SCHEME FOR ADVANCE CHEMISTRY CELLS

• National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage is a Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to build 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity with an outlay of ₹18,100 crore.
• Administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), it underpins India's EV, renewable storage, and energy-security push.
• Relevance: GS-III (Indian economy, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy) — flagship of Atmanirbhar Bharat in critical/strategic technologies.