PRODUCTION-LINKED INCENTIVE FOR ACC BATTERY MANUFACTURING

• National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage — a Production-Linked Incentive scheme to build 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity, administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).
• Total outlay ₹18,100 crore, approved by Union Cabinet in May 2021.
• Critical for UPSC: intersects energy security, EV transition, critical minerals, Atmanirbhar Bharat, climate goals (Panchamrit).