Overview
- Acting on a public interest case by Jan Seva Welfare Society, the court told the Delhi transport department to open a new account and obtain required approvals to start payouts at once.
- The judges said the government has funds and cannot cite procedural or technical snags to stall payments promised under the 2020 Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy.
- Official records placed before the court show ₹48.36 crore remains to be disbursed, with subsidies already paid to 78,158 beneficiaries totaling about ₹179.35 crore.
- An RTI response noted 25,496 pending subsidy cases and attributed delays to the process of setting up the new account and awaiting finance department clearance.
- The petition argued the non-payment erodes trust and discourages EV adoption, while the policy—lapsed in 2023 and since extended—offers incentives across e-cycles, e-rickshaws, two-wheelers and light commercial EVs.