Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha that the sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) have increased in the country from 2020 onwards, and assured that the scenario will change in the next two to three years.
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have increased in the country from 2020 onwards, and assured that the scenario will change in the next two to three years. Replying to a question during the Question Hour, the Minister said that the government across the country is focusing on alternative power sources like “Green Hydrogen” to get relief from pollution and emphasis on sale of EVs is one of those steps. is one. Gadkari also says that many startups in the country are also working on alternative battery technology.
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of ’Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India), Gadkari said, the government will reduce imports and within two years and increase the use of clean fuels, alternative fuels and biofuels in the country.
Replying to a supplementary question by CPI(M) MP John Brittas about the Centre’s model policy to promote EVs in India, Gadkari said that the Goods and Services Tax rate for EVs is only five per cent and the government will provide alternative Looking for ways to get electricity. Source.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said he would not set any target towards the phase-out, but “the game will change” in two-three years.
Noting that green hydrogen is being used across Europe, Gadkari called it “the fuel for the future”, and that the government is committed to ecology and the environment.
Asked by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh “whether the government plans to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles in the country in the next few years”, Gadkari said the government has “introduced scrapping policy to deal with the issue”. He also says that the change will be the natural choice of people towards EVs because of their benefits.”
The minister, however, said he would not set any target for a phased elimination, but “the game will change” in two-three years.
To accelerate the adoption of low-polluting vehicles in India, the government has tripled its budgetary allocation for the scheme to subsidize the purchase of electric vehicles.
According to the budget document, the subsidy under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) for the financial year 2023 is estimated to be Rs 2,908 crore or more than three and a half times the allocation of Rs 800 crore. This is almost nine times higher than this fiscal year and fiscal year 2021.
The demand for electric vehicles is already on the rise and the government is trying to accelerate it.
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According to data from the government’s vehicle portal, India registered 311,000 battery-operated vehicles (BOVs) in 2021, compared to 119,000 in the previous year.
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