- The exemption will apply to all the categories of electric vehicles operating in India
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification in this regard for comment from stakeholders
- Nitin Gadkari has called for wider stakeholders consultation before taking drastic measures
The government has moved a proposal to exempt electric vehicles from registration charges in a bid to promote electric mobility in the country.
The exemption will apply to all the categories of electric vehicles operating in India. The move comes amid swift momentum gathering around electric vehicles in the country as the government works out a roadmap for the transition to cleaner sources of mobility.
“In order to give a boost to Battery-operated or electric vehicles in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has initiated steps for providing differential registration fees under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989,” the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Plan of action
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification in this regard for comment from stakeholders.
The ministry proposes to amend Rule 81 of the CMVR in this regard, whereby battery operated vehicles will be exempt from the payment of fees for issue or renewal of registration certificate and assignment of the new registration mark.
Minister of road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, however, has called for wider stakeholders consultation before taking drastic measures. Gadkari has, however, maintained that the transition to electric mobility must happen eventually and automakers must adopt new technologies as they plan their production.
