Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann okays draft of EV policy, plans waiving off registration fee, road tax

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday approved the draft of the new electric vehicle policy, which proposes waiving off registration fee and road tax and cash incentives for buying electric vehicles.

Mann in an official statement said the draft policy aims at reducing environmental pollution by checking carbon emission through promotion of electric vehicles.

Mann asserted that as per the new draft policy major thrust will be laid in cities such as Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and Bathinda that cater to more than 50 per cent vehicles in the state. The Chief Minister revealed that the new draft policy envisages registration of 25 per cent more electric vehicles compared to last year.