New Delhi, April 2 -- The Centre is working on a plan to incentivize local manufacturing of heavy equipment for mining, said a top government official.

Speaking at the curtain-raiser for the International Mining Equipment & Minerals Exhibition (IME) 2025, Vikram Dev Dutt, secretary to the Union ministry of coal said the ministry is working with state-run mining major Coal India Ltd on contours for an incentive scheme.

"There is an element of import dependence, especially in the import of heavy equipment. Although there are segments and elements where we have fairly good indigenous manufacturing capability. We are actively working in close collaboration with Coal India to see how the indigenous manufacturing system for machinery could be...