# How does an Indian company start a project under the India-Japan JCM?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/india-japan-jcm-how-to-start-project

Start with a Project Idea Note showing the project fits India's list of activities approved under Article 6.2. After India's in-principle approval, the Joint Committee decides whether it objects. Only then can you seek registration, with a draft PDD and a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan for public inputs and third-party validation.

## Before you write anything

- The JCM is a cooperation in which the Japanese government and Japanese entities work with Indian ones on projects in India, so you need a Japanese counterpart.
- Check your activity against India's Article 6.2 list; the idea note must show the fit.
- Name one focal point entity with authority to speak for all participants.
- Everything is submitted in English.

## From idea to registration

1. Submit the Project Idea Note to the secretariat.
2. India gives in-principle approval; the Joint Committee then decides, with both governments' approval, whether it objects.
3. Use an approved JCM methodology, or propose one; proposals go out for public inputs before the Joint Committee decides.
4. Submit the draft PDD and the Sustainable Development Implementation Plan together; both go out for public inputs, possibly in one round.
5. The secretariat reviews the plan; a third-party entity you hire validates the PDD.
6. Request registration with the validated PDD, validation report, reviewed plan and credit allocation form.
7. Both governments issue a letter of authorization and approve the credit share, crediting period and uses; Japanese entities register on India's carbon market portal to receive theirs.
8. After registration, India gives a Letter of Intent for issuance and authorization of the credits.

## After registration

1. Monitor under the PDD and prepare a monitoring report and a Sustainable Development Implementation Report.
2. The third-party entity verifies; the secretariat evaluates the report, with a site visit if needed.
3. Open registry accounts and request issuance; the Joint Committee decides within 60 days of a complete submission, after both governments approve.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible keeps a plant's energy and fuel records month by month, traceable to source bills, which is the evidence behind project emissions that a third-party entity checks. It does not prepare or file JCM documents.

- [India's approved Article 6.2 activities](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-article-6-2-approved-activities)
- [Who can validate a JCM project](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-japan-jcm-who-can-validate)
- [How JCM credits are split](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-japan-jcm-credit-sharing)
- [Carbon credits](https://senseible.earth/carbon-credits)

Sources: [Rule of Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism between India and Japan (MoEFCC)](https://moef.gov.in/storage/tender/1784699228.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-11-03. The Joint Committee can modify the Rule of Implementation with both governments' written approval, and the secretariat issues detailed procedures and forms; check the latest versions on moef.gov.in.