Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday approved the Bihar Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy-2023 with the aim to achieve 15 per cent EVs in all vehicle registrations in the state by 2028, a senior government official said.
The decision to this effect was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here.
“The main objective of the scheme is to encourage faster adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles by the people by offering incentives on purchase of electric vehicles and also by establishing a necessary charging infrastructure. The scheme will help in addressing the issue of environmental pollution and fuel security”, S Siddharth, the additional chief secretary (cabinet secretariat), told reporters after the cabinet meeting.
