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Shri Naik also added that ICGH 2025 highlights India’s commitment to advancing green hydrogen
technology, fostering innovation, and accelerating our journey toward a clean and sustainable energy
future.

Integrated ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach Strengthening India’s Clean-Energy Ecosystem

Addressing the session, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth
Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, commended the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy for bringing together researchers, scientists, industry leaders and start-ups under ICGH 2025 to
deliberate on the opportunities and challenges in India’s green hydrogen journey. He said such multi-
stakeholder interactions foster collaboration between academia, innovators and industry, helping to
translate research outcomes into market-ready technologies.

Dr Singh underlined that the Green Hydrogen Mission represents a successful example of the
Government’s “whole-of-government, whole-of-nation” approach, integrating efforts across ministries
and sectors. He noted that several programmes initiated earlier by the Department of Science and
Technology have been subsumed under the Green Hydrogen Mission, demonstrating how India is
breaking traditional silos and adopting an integrated framework to advance strategic technologies. He
said this collaborative model is crucial for achieving India’s clean-energy goals and enhancing the country’s
global scientific standing.

The Minister highlighted that India’s scientific missions, from biotechnology and biofuels to hydrogen,
electric-mobility and nuclear energy, are being implemented with strong emphasis on public–private
partnerships and long-term sustainability. Dr Singh said these efforts reflect a shift toward building a self-
reliant and globally competitive hydrogen economy, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat at 2047.

India Emerging as One of the Fastest-Growing Green Hydrogen Ecosystems Globally

Shri Akash Tripathi, Managing Director, SECI underlined that India’s pursuit of cleaner energy, industrial
competitiveness, and global leadership in hydrogen aligns closely with the goals of the National Green
Hydrogen Mission. He highlighted SECI’s role through which globally competitive prices, among the lowest
in the world, have been discovered for the supply of green ammonia. He said that these outcomes are
strengthening the bankability of projects, attracting long-term capital, and enhancing investor confidence.
Shri Tripathi said that the ongoing discussions at ICGH 2025 focus on integrating hydrogen production
with industrial clusters, developing investment structures, and enabling blended finance mechanisms for
large-scale industrial adoption

Shri Abhay Bakre, Mission Director, National Mission for Green Hydrogen, said that within less than three
years since the launch of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, India has emerged as one of the fastest-
growing ecosystems for hydrogen development in the world. The discussions during the ICGH 2025 are
aimed at refining strategies and identifying focus areas for the coming years.

Shri Vineet Mittal, Chairman Avaada Group, said that India’s green hydrogen journey is rapidly
transforming vision into reality through a combination of transparent policies, well-planned projects, and

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