Overview
- Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said roughly ₹140 crore in overdue subsidies will be released following verification of claims and rollout of an online portal.
- On September 3, the Delhi High Court directed immediate disbursal of EV subsidies, stating procedural hurdles cannot be used to delay payments, with the order issued by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhayaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.
- A senior official attributed the backlog to disruptions after former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, which stalled cabinet meetings needed to extend the EV policy.
- The 2020 EV policy remains in force through March 31, 2026, and a committee led by Minister Ashish Sood is drafting EV Policy 2.0 following Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s announcement.
- Since August 2020, 2,19,992 vehicles have received road tax exemptions and about ₹177 crore in incentives were disbursed through 2023, with EVs accounting for roughly 10% of sales this year.