IMPACT OF 'MAKE IN INDIA' ON AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

• Make in India (launched 2014) treats the automobile sector as one of its 25 priority/champion sectors; the impact is visible in record vehicle production, rising EV share, and large investment commitments under linked schemes.
• Tracks the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) ecosystem: PLI–Auto, FAME-II, PM E-DRIVE, and the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP).
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (Industrial growth, Indigenisation, EV transition, employment) and prelims data-recall (production numbers, scheme outlays, dates).