Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot met with RK Singh, Minister of State (Power and New & Renewable Energy) via video conferencing on Thursday to discuss installation of charging infrastructure in Delhi-NCR as part of the recently launched electric vehicle policy.

The Delhi electric vehicle policy - which was launched on August 7 this year by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal — aims at having 5 lakh (25 per cent of all new vehicle registrations) electric vehicles in Delhi by 2024. Along with providing category based incentives, it also aims to develop an effective network of charging stations and infrastructure throughout the city.

“The strategy that will be adopted to cater to the sudden jump in sales of electric vehicles due to subsidies that the policy offers is something that has been widely discussed by the public and experts in the field,” the Government said in a statement.

The first leg of the policy targets installation of 200 charging stations within the city within the next year such that there is a charging station every three km, it said, adding there are also provisions to encourage more private players to venture into being partners in the initiative through setting up private charging stations/ battery charging points but ensure that there is enough competition so that the technology is affordable to the common man.

After the meeting, Gahlot said, “We had a very fruitful discussion today. The

Delhi EV policy is being discussed worldwide now, it is the result of more than 2 years of hard work by our Government in consultation with experts in the field”.

“I express my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to RK Singh for expressing his appreciation and extending his support to the Delhi Government for moving forward with the policy,” he said.