Draft of Uttarakhand Electric Vehicle (Manufacturing and Purchasing) Policy- 2025 presented
The draft of Uttarakhand Electric Vehicle (Manufacturing and Purchasing) Policy-2025 was presented by the Transport Department and the concerned officials in the Secretariat Auditorium under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan.
Various dimensions of the EV policy being prepared with the aim of creating an electric vehicle-friendly ecosystem in Uttarakhand were discussed in detail.
Include better incentive provisions in the policy to realize the concept of Uttarakhand Green Transport: Chief Secretary
The Chief Secretary directed the Transport Department and the concerned departmental officials to realize the concept of green transport in Uttarakhand and in accordance with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s target regarding electric vehicles by 2030. Include the provision of better incentives for all manufacturers, consumers and operators in the policy so that a better ecosystem of electric vehicles can be developed.
Along with better incentives, he also directed to make provision for effective and quick monitoring mechanism in the policy for quick resolution of obstacles coming in the way of electric vehicle compatibility.
Secretary Vinay Shankar Pandey and Transport Department told through presentation that to create a favorable environment for electric vehicles in Uttarakhand, better incentives are being provided in this policy for everyone from manufacturer to consumer, operator and charging station establishment etc. Said that this policy talks about incentives for carbon credit benefit, incentives for industry side and consumer side, capital subsidy, stamp duty, interest subsidy, land rebate, research and development facility etc.
This will include provision of incentives for different categories of vehicles like two wheeler, three wheeler, four wheeler, e bus etc.
He informed that the total number of vehicles in India is 34 crores. Which includes 61.65 lakh electric vehicles.
There are total 4215496 vehicles in Uttarakhand in which total electric vehicles are 84614.
