Overview
- Government sources say a public draft is expected in the first week of January for consultation before the policy is finalized.
- According to officials briefed on the draft, buyers switching two-wheelers to electric could get Rs 35,000–40,000, commercial three-wheelers may receive hefty support, and conversions of vehicles priced up to Rs 20 lakh would be eligible for benefits.
- Financial measures build on zero road tax and registration fees and add scrappage-linked incentives to retire older petrol and diesel vehicles.
- Infrastructure plans include more public and neighborhood charging, battery swapping and scientific battery disposal, guided by a Group of Ministers led by Ashish Sood with input from IIT Delhi experts.
- Near-term enforcement has tightened as over 100,000 PUC certificates were issued in three days under the “No PUC, No Fuel” push, while non-BS6 vehicles from outside Delhi face seizure and fines at city entry points.