At least 45,000 new jobs will be created as the national capital registers an increasing number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the next five years, the Delhi Budget said.
“I am happy to share that within 18 months of the launch of Delhi EV Policy 2020, the city has emerged as India’s EV capital. In 2019-20, the share of EVs in the sale of new vehicles in Delhi was at 1.2%, which increased to 10% in February 2022. I am also proud to say that Delhi has today become the first state in India to cross the 10% mark in EV sales, which is more than the share of electric vehicles in many developed countries, like the United Kingdom, France and Singapore,” Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia said while presenting the Budget in the state assembly.
With the increasing share of EVs, 20,000 new jobs (surrounding their sales, repair and maintenance) will be created in Delhi in the next five years, apart from employment around the operation and maintenance of charging stations, said Sisodia.
