Budget 2026 mein sarkar ka strategic move!
Is saal ke budget mein, India ne apne aap ko critical minerals aur battery recycling ke mamle mein aur mazboot banane ka faisla kiya hai. Government ne ekdum solid policies laayi hain taaki domestic industries ko boost mil sake aur humari reliance kam ho sake foreign suppliers par, khaas kar China par.
Battery Recycling ko mili badi himayat!
Sabse badi khabar yeh hai ki lithium-ion battery waste aur scrap par basic customs duty poori tarah se maaf kar di gayi hai. Isse India ke recyclers ko imported material sasta milega aur woh apna kaam aur tezi se badha payenge. Sanjay Mehta, jo ki Material Recycling Association of India ke President hain, unka kehna hai ki yeh waiver advanced processing technologies mein investment ko encourage karega, jisse lithium jaise valuable elements nikal sakenge. Goal yeh hai ki jo waste material bahar bhejte the ya virgin resources pe depend karte the, woh ab India mein hi use ho aur end-to-end recovery ho sake.
Critical Minerals ki supply chain hogi strong!
Sirf yahi nahi, jo capital goods critical minerals ko process karne ke liye import kiye jayenge, un par bhi basic customs duty poori tarah se maaf kar di gayi hai. Yeh minerals energy transition, defense aur electronics jaise sectors ke liye bahut zaroori hain. Iske saath hi, Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh aur Tamil Nadu jaise states mein 'Rare Earth Corridors' bhi banaye jayenge. Yeh corridors mining se lekar processing aur manufacturing tak sabko ek saath layenge, taaki India ki foreign dependence kam ho sake.
Energy Transition aur 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' ka push!
Yeh policies India ki 'Critical Minerals Strategy' aur energy transition ke goals ka ek important hissa hain. National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) is sabko guide karega. Budget mein solar, batteries aur EVs ke liye processing equipment par bhi customs duty cuts kiye gaye hain, aur Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) ke liye funding bhi badha rahe hain. Ek choti si baat jo Material Recycling Association of India ne note ki hai, woh yeh hai ki scrap aur minerals ki sales par Tax Collected at Source (TCS) 1% se badha kar 2% kar diya gaya hai, jisse operational cost thoda badh sakta hai.