Overview
- The Delhi government, which presented the 2026 budget Tuesday, launched EV Policy 2.0 with a ₹200 crore fund that moves support from simple purchase subsidies to rewards linked to scrapping.
- First-year benefits include up to ₹1 lakh for cars under ₹15 lakh, ₹10,000 for two-wheelers, ₹25,000 for L5M three-wheelers, and a ₹50,000 retrofit grant, with top perks unlocked by a scrappage certificate and a full tax-and-fee waiver kept through March 2030 for EVs priced up to ₹30 lakh.
- Public transport expansion is central, with 6,130 new electric buses planned in 2026 toward a 12,000-bus target by 2029 and a rule that every vehicle dealership hosts at least one public charger to help reach 18,000 charging points by end-2026.
- To manage battery waste from faster adoption, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee will lead a new system for recycling and second-life use of lithium-ion packs.
- Officials flagged about ₹140 crore in past-due subsidies and proposed Direct Benefit Transfer with Aadhaar e-KYC to cut verification time from about 40 days to under a week.