The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has debarred Hero Electric and Benling India, two defaulters under its flagship Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase-II (FAME-II) scheme, from participating in any of its incentive programmes in future.
This action follows the ministry s findings that the phased manufacturing programme (PMP) guidelines were violated by these two companies, senior officials told
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