The Delhi government is expected to announce its new EV policy before the current one expires in March 2026. Speaking at an International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) event, transport minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said, “It is not that it will come only in February. It can come even before that.”
- Delhi EV Policy 2.0 to strengthen incentives and scrapping programmes
- Tax relief also being evaluated under the new policy for EV owners
Delhi EV policy 2.0 details
New EV policy to be finalised after the planning process and public consultation
“We have a few things that we have to do together with the people of Delhi. After completing the planning process and consulting the public, we will bring the policy into the public domain. I assure you that the people of Delhi will like the policy and we will take further steps towards EV adoption,” Singh added.
Plans for the EV policy are said to include strengthening incentives and scrapping programmes, providing tax relief for EV owners, and expanding charging infrastructure. The minister emphasised the addition of charging points under flyovers and in housing societies to help EV adoption, in line with the government’s plans to install 3,500 new charging points this year and 13,000 by 2030.
The draft of the policy also proposes phasing out CNG auto-rickshaws by August 2025 and banning the registration of new petrol, diesel and CNG two-wheelers after August 15, 2026. These plans, along with expanding the number of e-buses and an uptick in all-electric last-mile transportation, are yet to be finalised. EVs have emerged as a prominent option to reduce air pollution in the city, which is infamous for its high Air Quality Index (AQI).
The original Delhi EV policy was rolled out in 2020 with a target of 25 percent of new vehicle registrations being electric by 2024. While it was scheduled to expire in August 2023, it has been extended multiple times, the latest being in July this year.
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