New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has been directly added to the list of companies eligible for incentives under the government's Rs.25,000 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electric vehicles-a move that could boost EV adoption and support India's clean mobility push.

According to officials and experts, the inclusion is significant given Maruti's roughly 40% share of India's passenger vehicle market. Its participation could help scale up EV production, improve utilization of the PLI outlay, and advance the government's localization and clean fuel targets.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries updated the beneficiary list on 27 January, marking the first revision to the PLI roster in four years, with Maruti Suzuki ...