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responsive to the needs of the country has been emphasized upon
in NEMMP 2020. Towards this, there is a need for R&D investments
both from the government and the private sector, adopting either
a consortium building approach or direct grant models. Table 1.4
depicts the government R&D investments in the transport sector as
envisaged in the report of the Working Group on Automotive Sector
for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17).
Table 1.4: R&D Focus and Proposed Investment in Transportation Technologies for 2012–22
Transportation R&D focus R&D investments in INR crores (USD million)
technologies
Component research Component Component and
development vehicle testing
infrastructure
Battery cell Cell 4- 200 (40) 2-wheeler 4- 50 (10)
materials wheeler 200 (40) Bus wheeler
and
electronics 2- 50 (10)
wheeler
Bus 200 (40) 80 (16)
Electric motor 4- 125 (25) 4-wheeler 125 (25)
wheeler
2- 125 (25) 2-wheeler 125 (25)
wheeler
Bus 125 (25) Bus 125 (25)
Note: Numbers in parantheses indicate approximate values in USD million
Source: Report of the Working Group on Automotive Sector for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17),
Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Policies to Promote Innovation in the Transportation Sector
In India, laws and regulatory framework in the transport sector,
particularly the road sector, have tried to attenuate to some extent,
the problems of GHG emissions and pollution, attributable to this
sector. The primary legislations governing road transport are the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules,
1989. The former is the result of a series of amendments brought
to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1938. The objectives of some of these
amendments have been to encourage adoption of higher technology in
the automotive sector, and pollution-control measures among others
(recommendations of the Working Group set up in 1984 to review the
provisions of the Act). Some of the important provisions of the 1988
legislation provide for standards for anti-pollution measures, provision
for issuing fitness certificates of vehicles by authorized testing stations
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in NEMMP 2020. Towards this, there is a need for R&D investments
both from the government and the private sector, adopting either
a consortium building approach or direct grant models. Table 1.4
depicts the government R&D investments in the transport sector as
envisaged in the report of the Working Group on Automotive Sector
for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17).
Table 1.4: R&D Focus and Proposed Investment in Transportation Technologies for 2012–22
Transportation R&D focus R&D investments in INR crores (USD million)
technologies
Component research Component Component and
development vehicle testing
infrastructure
Battery cell Cell 4- 200 (40) 2-wheeler 4- 50 (10)
materials wheeler 200 (40) Bus wheeler
and
electronics 2- 50 (10)
wheeler
Bus 200 (40) 80 (16)
Electric motor 4- 125 (25) 4-wheeler 125 (25)
wheeler
2- 125 (25) 2-wheeler 125 (25)
wheeler
Bus 125 (25) Bus 125 (25)
Note: Numbers in parantheses indicate approximate values in USD million
Source: Report of the Working Group on Automotive Sector for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17),
Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Policies to Promote Innovation in the Transportation Sector
In India, laws and regulatory framework in the transport sector,
particularly the road sector, have tried to attenuate to some extent,
the problems of GHG emissions and pollution, attributable to this
sector. The primary legislations governing road transport are the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules,
1989. The former is the result of a series of amendments brought
to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1938. The objectives of some of these
amendments have been to encourage adoption of higher technology in
the automotive sector, and pollution-control measures among others
(recommendations of the Working Group set up in 1984 to review the
provisions of the Act). Some of the important provisions of the 1988
legislation provide for standards for anti-pollution measures, provision
for issuing fitness certificates of vehicles by authorized testing stations
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