travel to critical business needs, and minimise domestic trips, as the country’s largest carmaker became one of the first major Indian companies to publicly back Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent austerity appeal on fuel conservation.
The measures, announced in a post on social media platform X on Tuesday, also push employees and business partners to use public transport, switch to carpooling for office commutes, default to virtual meetings, and optimise the use of air conditioners, fans and lights both at work and at home.
“#MarutiSuzuki has placed immense importance in the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s clarion call for austerity as well as the need to mitigate the long-term impact of the West Asia war,” the company said in its post.
In a statement reported by Business Today, the carmaker added that current conditions are “a timely opportunity to revisit and re-examine all our processes and make efforts to improve efficiency across all our business operations, whether it is for national objectives or our own health of business.”
PM Modi had urged citizens and companies earlier this month to revive work-from-home practices, online meetings, carpooling and reduced non-essential travel, framing fuel conservation as a national responsibility as rising crude prices linked to the Iran conflict pressured
The Maruti Suzuki move lands at a charged moment for the auto industry. Last week, the company said it would raise vehicle prices by up to ₹30,000 next month, citing inflationary pressure on input costs. Industry watchers will be tracking whether other large Indian employers follow Maruti’s lead with similar workforce measures over the coming weeks.
