After budget’s boost, Centre asks states to help give electric vehicles a push

Close on the heels of unveiling a host of incentives for electric vehicles, the Union government is now urging states to promote eco-friendly vehicles in an effort to curb rampant pollution afflicting most of the major cities.

The ministry of road transport and highways has asked all states and Union territories (UTs) to provide incentives for electric vehicles (EVs).

In a letter to the principal secretaries (transport) and transport commissioners of the states and UTs on 17 July, the ministry has asked them to induct more EVs into public transportation fleets to reduce tailpipe emissions.