Govt disburses Rs 7.95 cr in pending EV subsidies
The Delhi Government has initiated the process of disbursing long-pending electric vehicle (EV) purchase subsidies worth over Rs 7.95 crores under the Delhi EV Policy, signalling a renewed push towards clean mobility and environmental protection in the national Capital, Transport Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Wednesday.
The previous government failed to give adequate priority to electric mobility and pollution reduction, resulting in delays in the disbursement of incentives meant for EV buyers, he said.
The present Government has taken the matter seriously and has initiated concrete steps to release the pending subsidies in a transparent and time-bound manner, the minister added.
The Transport Department has started the process of releasing incentives to 3,948 verified beneficiaries from companies and firms whose documentation and eligibility verification have been completed. The subsidy amount to be disbursed among them is approximately Rs 7.95 crore.
As per data available on the Delhi EV Incentive Portal, a total of 22,733 EV subsidy claims were pending.
After de-duplication and Aadhaar validation of beneficiary records, 16,892 individual buyer cases were pushed to the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) platform for Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
