- Delhi government offers a subsidy of up to ₹36,000 to women buying electric two-wheelers
- The subsidy will be provided under the new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0
- The initiative seeks to drive the adoption of EVs and aid women mobility in the capital
The Delhi government will provide a subsidy of up to ₹36,000 to women buying electric two-wheelers under its proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0, officials informed on Friday. The incentive will be provided to the first 10,000 women who possess valid driving licenses, as per the draft policy accessed by PTI.
The Delhi government will soon greenlight its proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0, which is expected to substantially speed up the city's shift towards cleaner transport and mitigate air pollution. The policy comprises a range of incentives and mandates aimed at persuading people and businesses to switch to electric vehicles.
To encourage women's involvement in the EV revolution, women buying electric two-wheelers will be given a subsidy of ₹12,000 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), or ₹36,000. This facility will be extended to the first 10,000 women who possess valid driving licenses. The scheme will continue until March 31, 2030.
For the general population, a buyback incentive of ₹10,000 per kWh (to a maximum of ₹30,000) is suggested for electric two-wheelers. Besides this, scrappers of fossil fuel two-wheelers of less than 12 years of age will get an additional ₹10,000.
Electric auto-rickshaws of the L5M category, with the intention of replacing CNG autos, will be incentivized up to ₹45,000 (at a rate of ₹10,000 per kWh). A buyback incentive of ₹20,000 for ICE auto-rickshaws of less than 12 years of age is suggested. Further, CNG auto-rickshaws with 10 years of registration in the policy duration have to be replaced with electric ones and get a replacement incentive of ₹1, 00,000 for each vehicle. Yet, people getting this incentive won't get anything else under the policy.
The policy favors commercial goods carriers too. Electric three-wheeler goods carriers (L5N) will be covered up to ₹45,000, and four-wheeler carriers (N1 category) up to ₹75,000. The facilities, offered to individual citizens and businesses, can be availed of for the initial three years. The upper ex-showroom price eligibility is ₹4.5 lakh for L5N and ₹12.5 lakh for N1 vehicles.
A revolutionary aspect of the policy is the gradual prohibition of fossil fuel vehicle registrations. From August 15, 2024, fresh registrations of CNG auto-rickshaws will not be done, and current permits will be renewed for e-autos only. The policy further requires the phasing out of fossil fuel fuelled solid waste carriers and city buses. Furthermore, it also recommends a full stop on new registrations of petrol, diesel, and CNG two-wheelers from August 15, 2026, and the same category of three-wheeler goods carriers from August 15.
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