As the government pulls the plug on its Rs 10,000-crore FAME-II subsidy scheme, we got behind the scenes to understand what really happened and why? Host Kalpana Pathak takes us through the twists and turns of untraceable emails, a whistleblower, alleged misappropriation of subsidies and a startup industry under stress.

Host Kalpana Pathak from The Economic Times talks too

Sohinder Gill, CEO at Hero Electric talks about why there was a need to import and how EV makers are struggling
Ashim Sharma, Senior Partner at Nomura Research Institute tells us what can India do to strengthen its EV ecosystem
Sharmistha Mukherjee, Senior Assistant Editor, The Economic Times tells us what is the government's view on the FAME II subsidy issue

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