The number of registered electric vehicles (EVs) in Delhi has surpassed 1 lakh since the implementation of the city s EV policy in August 2020, with 65% of the total sales being two and three-wheelers. The Delhi Government is now planning to further incentivize the adoption of EVs by providing subsidies and cheaper charging facilities for government employees, to meet its target of ensuring 25% of new vehicle registrations are electric cars by 2024.
Officials said that earlier the plan was to make a special reference for electric two-wheelers just for DTC employees but now the government is planning to extend it to all Delhi government employees, along with including four-wheelers.
In a bureaucratic reshuffle, a dozen IAS officers were shifted between departments on Friday, hours after a CBI raid at Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy.
The saffron party has been ruling the municipal corporation since 2007 and is facing a strong challenge from Arvind Kejriwal s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the next polls.