Overview
- Producers or importers would assign a 21-character Battery Pack Aadhaar Number to every battery they place on the market, including units for self-use.
- Companies must upload relevant lifecycle data to an official BPAN portal and mark the identifier in a durable, clearly visible location.
- The unique ID is designed to record manufacturing, use, recycling, and disposal, with a new number required if a pack is recycled or repurposed.
- Electric-vehicle batteries are prioritized in the standards work because they account for an estimated 80–90% of India’s lithium-ion demand.
- The ministry says the system seeks greater transparency, regulatory compliance, second-life applications, and more efficient recycling.