India, Oct. 26 -- The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs. 1,500 crore Incentive Scheme for critical mineral recycling.

The schemes, which is a part of the National Critical Mineral Mission, aims to provide a prudent way to ensure supply chain sustainability in the near term.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Mines on Ocbtober 2, 2025 issued the detailed Scheme guidelines after undertaking stakeholder consultations.

Eligible feedstock under the Scheme are e-waste, spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs), and other scrap such as catalytic convertors in end-of-life vehicles.

As per some estimates, the annual generation of e-waste in the country is 1.75 million ton (mt), and of spent LIBs is about 60 kilo ton (kt). Customs duty elimination in tariff ...