Exemption from registration fees and road tax for CNG vehicles for two years, as declared by the state government in its Budget on Friday, will go a long way in spurring adoption of cleaner fuel in Bengal, said sources in the industry.
Similar exemptions for electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers will also spur demand and accelerate the adoption of EVs in the state, they said. “The rate of adoption of EVs is picking up in the east and such exemption can only accelerate the adoption, particularly in view of the impending price rise in petrol and diesel,” said a stakeholder of the industry.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) sells 60 CNG vehicles per month in Bengal, said MSIL executive director Shashank Srivastava. “We sell 3,600 vehicles per month in Bengal and 60 of them are CNG vehicles. So approximately, two per cent of our sales in Bengal is from CNG vehicles,” said Srivastava.
