Cluster-based approach for EV ancillaries in state: Aaditya Thackeray

The government will extend benefits to the electric vehicle industry to set up shop in Maharashtra and help develop the state as a major hub for electric vehicles, said Aaditya Thackeray, minister for environment and tourism, in Pune on Monday.

Areas in Talegaon and Chakan are expected to emerge as major centres for production of electric vehicles (EV) due to the ready automotive ecosystem in these areas, he added.

Thackeray, who was in Pune to attend the Alternate Fuel Conclave organised by the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), said he approached them during the four-day event to set up units in the state. It was made clear that EVs would be accorded the status of mega industry and given D-plus benefits.