Delhi govt to start clearing Rs 140 crore pending EV subsidies

“Last year, after the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in the excise policy case, the EV policy could not be extended as the cabinet meeting could not be convened. Following which, people who had applied for availing the subsidies on the purchase of EVs did not get it… Now, the department is planning to verify all those applications and approve subsidies and other perks to eligible applicants,” said the official.

The EV policy was implemented by the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and has now been extended for the sixth time. It was initially introduced in August 2020 and expired after three years in 2023. Following this, the government extended the policy for six months, until December 2023. It was intended to be extended for another six months in January, until the EV Policy 2.0 could be finalized.

The policy was then extended in December last year, with effect from January until March 31. The newly elected BJP government extended the policy for 15 more days until April 15 and then again till next year, until the government prepares the EV Policy 2.0.

Currently, under the existing policy, Delhi has achieved around 10 percent of electric vehicle sales this year. A total of 2,19,992 EVs have been provided with road tax exemption under the EV Policy 2020. Of this, 109,919 were two-wheelers, 83,724 were three-wheelers, 24,215 were four-wheelers, and 2,134 were other vehicles.

Additionally, the government has provided incentives of Rs 63.78 crore for the purchase of two-wheelers, Rs 100.37 crore for three-wheelers, and Rs 13.19 crore for four-wheelers from 2020 to 2023.

The government has recently formed an EV committee headed by Power Minister Ashish Sood.

Government data shows that from August 2020 to August 2024, a total of 2,10,618 e-vehicles were sold. Of this, 2,14,805 are Electric (BOV) and 5,813 (pure EV), which were registered this year only. Delhi saw 10.71% EV sales till August this year, while the total EV sale in 2023 was 11.02%.

In 2025, till date, a total of 5,20,870 have been registered, of which 46,453 are pure EVs, 5,492 are strong hybrid EVs, 46,453 are EV (BOV), and 2 are plug-in EVs.