New Delhi (NVI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy for the national capital, aimed at reducing pollution levels in the city and generate employment.
“We have notified the Electric Vehicle Policy today. With this policy, we aim to generate employment to give a boost to Delhi’s economy and reduce pollution levels in the national capital,” Kejriwal said during a virtual press briefing here.
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Under the EV Policy, Kejriwal said the AAP government will waive registration fee, road tax and provide an incentive of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for new cars. An incentive of up to Rs 30,000 will be provided for e-two-wheelers, autos, e-rickshaws and freight vehicles, as per the policy.
The Delhi CM also touted the policy as being the most progressive in the entire country, adding that its objective is that by 2024, 25% of all new vehicle registrations should be for EVs.
Kejriwal said that clean mobility is the solution to fight air pollution and expressed the need to have more EVs on roads.
“We have worked towards bringing down pollution here by 25% but we are not satisfied. The lockdown period revealed clear skies and now that we are moving back towards normalcy, we don’t want that kind of development that contributes to pollution,” he said.
He further stated that an ‘EV Cell’ will also be established to implement the Electric Vehicle Policy in the national capital, adding that the AAP government expects that 5 lakh new electric vehicles will be registered in Delhi in the next 5 years.
Apart from that, 200 charging stations will also be set up in a year to ensure that people driving these vehicles can get a charging station within a radius of three kilometers.
In addition to this, a scrapping incentive will also be rolled out, he said. “We are also going to give a scrapping incentive for those wanting to exchange their petrol or diesel-run vehicles. In the country, this is the first time that the scrapping incentive is being given.”
-ARK
