Overview
India has set a target of 30% EV adoption by 2030. Reaching that goal will require a workforce and market that can deliver across the entire EV value chain—from R&D and manufacturing to charging, fleet management, repair, and maintenance. Embedding gender equity into this growth means aligning policy frameworks, regulatory mandates, financing mechanisms, and institutional systems so opportunities are not accidentally gated—but intentionally opened.
This session is the second webinar in a series, building on an earlier discussion focused on skilling, cultural, and operational barriers for women in the sector. Insights from the series will feed into the development of a gender mainstreaming framework for India’s e-mobility ecosystem.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Objectives
The webinar will:
- Examine how policy and regulatory frameworks can enable women’s participation across India’s e-mobility ecosystem
- Highlight financing mechanisms and incentives that support women’s skills development, entrepreneurship, and workforce entry
- Present the business and investor case for gender diversity, including how financial levers can accelerate inclusive EV adoption
- Explore how public procurement, infrastructure funding, and development finance can catalyze gender-inclusive practices
- Draw lessons from international and cross-sectoral experiences to inform a gender-responsive institutional framework for e-mobility in India
____________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda (IST)
4:30–4:45 PM – Opening remarks
- Chaitanya Kanuri, Associate Program Director, Electric Mobility, WRI India
4:45–4:50 PM – Context setting: current landscape of gender in e-mobility in India (WRI India)
4:50–5:50 PM – Panel discussion: Systems and Structures: Policy, Finance, and Institutional Levers for Gender Equity in E-Mobility Topics include:
- Policy frameworks that enable gender-equitable access to e-mobility
- Financing structures and investment models for women in e-mobility
- Institutional coordination across government and industry
- Public-private partnership models for scaling gender equity
- Accountability systems for tracking gender outcomes
5:50–6:00 PM – Closing remarks
- Manoj Muthumanickam, Programme Management Officer, UNEP
____________________________________________________________________________________
About the project
This webinar is organized under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project “Electrifying Mobility in Cities: Investing in the Transformation to Electric Mobility in India”, launched in July 2024 with GEF-7 support.
The project is executed under the leadership of NITI Aayog and is part of the GEF Global Program to Support Countries with the Shift to Electric Mobility. Workstreams include freight electrification, battery circularity, a just and equitable transition, and accelerated adoption of EV charging infrastructure in India.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Participation and joining details
The webinar will be held online. WRI India will share the joining link closer to the event date.
____________________________________________________________________________________
Contact: For queries, please contact: polash.das@un.org
