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Delhi Sets July Deadline for EV Policy 2.0 Approval with Bus and Infrastructure Overhauls

New governance bodies alongside digital tools will underpin Delhi’s push for sustainable transport.

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Singh said that other commuter-centric efforts are being made to make Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses comfortable and user-friendly while a full-scale route rationalisation is being planned. (PTI)

Overview

  • The Delhi government will seek cabinet approval to launch EV Policy 2.0 by the end of July after final recommendations from an expert committee.
  • A draft cabinet note for a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority and an Urban Transport Fund is slated for submission soon.
  • Transport Minister Pankaj Singh has ordered a 100-day overhaul of all bus queue shelters to add shaded seating and drinking water facilities.
  • Delhi Transport Corporation is set to add 800 buses by the end of June and more than 8,000 new vehicles by December.
  • Digital upgrades include UPI and smart-card fare collection, AI-based document verification, ANPR cameras at over 500 petrol pumps, and the expansion of more than 40 public EV charging depots.