The Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) has requested the cabinet that they take control of the Electric Vehicle (EV) policy fully knowing that the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC) will be forwarding a similar request soon, sources in the Engineering Development Board (EDB) have claimed.
For the past several months, both of the ministries have been arguing, before and after the approval given by the Cabinet to the EV policy. Sources have said that the Rules of Business, 1973 (RoB) codified under the Constitution’s Article 90 and 99 have the procedure for this particular situation.
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As per the RoB’s Rule 15(2) of its Schedule, the Industries and Production Division has the power to formulate industrial policy and one example of this is the Automotive Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21. It was created after taking all the relevant stakeholders on board and has been a resounding success with multiple new entrants in the auto sector such as Kia Lucky Motors Company, Hyundai Nishat Motor Company, United Motors and others.
MoI&P’s stance is that the MoCC disregarded these rules while proposing the EV policy on 20th May, 2019. Two months later, MoI&P went to the cabinet division on 26th July, 2019 to clear the air on this. In response the Cabinet Division said that MoCC doesn’t have the power to formulate any industry-related policy and while the RoB doesn’t have EVP as a subject but falls close to MoI&P’s jurisdiction thus endorsing their viewpoint.
Keeping this in mind, the MoI&P held several meetings with the relevant stakeholders including MoCC, Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM), Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA), Auto Industry Development Committee (AIDC) etc. throughout Pakistan to avoid confusion.
The MoI&P has criticized the MoCC of placing the EV policy in front of the cabinet in a clear violation of the facts and RoB and without consulting with the MoI&P.
As per sources, during the meeting in which the EV policy was placed, the PM’s advisor on Commerce, Industries and Production and Investment was not in the meeting to present his viewpoint.
While the cabinet approved the draft EV policy with a few conditions, including that the MoCC will constitute an inter-ministerial committee to finalize the details, they will consult the relevant stakeholders to address their issues and other such terms.
The MoI&P has sent a DO letter to MoCC asking them to hand over the transfer policy to them keeping in line with the facts but MoCC has stuck to their guns so far.
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Please don’t waste time, we are already five years Late to start assembling of EV ‘s in Pakistan.
Our Auto Sector is Extra smart always wasting time for new ideas in the country these 3 or Now 5 Car assemblers created monopoly in Pakistan.
EV’S INDUSTRIES are new technology, suitable for Pakistan market must approve policy ASAP. .
MUHAMMAD SABIR SHAIKH, CHAIRMAN ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN MOTORCYCLE ASSEMBLERS APMA
http://www.motorcycle export. com
What you have mentioned is not the complete picture. both MoIP and EDB are under pressure from PAPAAM and automotive assemblers. obviously a lot of “investment” has been made by the assembler mafia into MoIP, AIDC and EDB, and are forcing them to drag their feet to delay the implementation of the said policy as their business would be affected. similar lobbying is also being done by oil companies in Pakistan. MoIP, EDB et al have done jack all to work for the benefit of people of pakistan, and now want to sabotage the policy to appease the assembler mafia. (commenting as someone who has read the policy, commented on it, read other ministries comments on it, seen the minutes of the recent meeting conducted, and provided my comments on the matter.)