Maruti Suzuki Gujarat Rail Project Earns World's First Carbon Credits for Modal Shift

• Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat in-plant railway siding is the world's first Modal Shift Transportation Project registered under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program.
• The project is projected to generate approximately 1.7 lakh carbon credits over a decade (FY2023-24 to FY2032-33) by shifting vehicle dispatches from road to rail.
• Emission reductions were calculated using the AM0090 methodology under the UNFCCC's Clean Development Mechanism.
• Maruti Suzuki has dispatched over 6 lakh vehicles from the Gujarat railway siding since its operations began in March 2023.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gujarat facility's in-plant railway siding in March 2024 under the GatiShakti program.