Only electric two-wheelers to ply on Delhi roads from 2028

ENVIRONMENT – POLLUTION

30 JUNE 2026

• Notifying its new EV policy, the Delhi government said that it would focus entirely on electric vehicles, and that no subsidies would be provided for hybrid vehicles.
• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that the Cabinet had approved the policy at a ₹7,000 crore budget with an overall investment of ₹15,000 crore, including for development of charging infrastructure, purchase and scrapping incentives.
• The territorial government has also put into place deadlines for various categories of vehicles to be transitioned to EVs.
• From January 1, 2027, only electric three wheelers and N1 trucks will be registered.
• The deadline for two-wheelers to shift to EV is April 1, 2028.
• School buses would also need to convert at least 10% of their fleet to EV within two years of notification of the policy.
• Ms. Gupta said that the new policy was likely to come into effect on July 1, 2026, and would remain effective till March 31, 2030.
• Besides, citizens would also be exempted from road tax and registration fee would be waived for all electric vehicles (EVs).
• Scrapping incentives for vehicles below BS-IV emission norms categories would be around ₹10,000 for two-wheelers, ₹25,000 for three-wheelers and ₹1 lakh for four-wheelers. Scrapping N1 trucks would beget ₹50,000 as incentive and Gramin Seva units completing their lifecycle in the coming years, would also get ₹15,000 subsidy, the officials said.
• Moreover, electric N2 trucks, i.e., those carrying loads from 3.5-12 tonnes, would be exempted from ‘No Entry’ timings for the next 10 years. However, this is applicable only to the first 1,000 N2 trucks purchased within three months of notification of the policy.
• The officials also said that no subsidy would be provided for hybrid vehicles. A new dedicated EV portal would keep track of purchased and registered vehicles for which consumers would have to submit their documents to avail subsidies and incentives.
• Consumers would be able to apply for the subsidies within 30 days of issuance of registration certificates. The subsidies would be provided within 60 days through DBT.
• The government also plans to install 32,000 charging points infrastructure within the next four years, funded by PM e-Drive schemes as well as the Delhi government budget.