New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The government has revised the Green Credit Programme to expand private sector participation and introduce minimum restoration commitments, aiming to boost financing for India's clean energy transition.The updated guidelines were released on August 29, 2025.

Speaking at the inaugural session of FICCI's LEADS 2025 conference, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said green finance must be treated as a central pillar of economic competitiveness rather than a niche sector.

He noted that while global green investments reached USD 1.8 trillion in 2023, emerging economies such as India received less than a quarter of these funds.

The role of public budgets and concessional finance is to de-risk, crowd in and set ...