Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Praj Industries provides a reasonable level of transparency on the climate-related policies it engages with, openly naming several concrete measures such as the National Biofuels Policy, the Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP-20), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Yojana for 2G ethanol, and the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative. The company also indicates that it interacts with government departments and agencies through “issue-specific meetings” and by making “representations,” and refers to collaborative work with partners such as ESIIC, showing that at least some direct engagement mechanisms are in place. However, it stops short of identifying which ministries, regulators, or individual officials are approached, and offers only broad descriptions of its methods. On the objectives of these activities, Praj speaks in general terms about “broad-based policy generation,” “combating climate change,” and helping India achieve energy independence, but does not spell out the concrete legislative amendments, targets, or regulatory changes it is seeking within the policies it supports. Overall, the company is clear about the policy areas it lobbies but less forthcoming about the exact channels it uses and the specific outcomes it pursues. | 2 |