New Delhi

Buyers of electric vehicles (EVs) in Delhi will receive subsidies within 60 days of applying for an incentive on their purchase, including two-wheelers priced up to Rs 2.25 lakh, as outlined in the new EV Policy.

All purchase incentives for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers (autos), and four-wheeled goods vehicles that are purchased and registered in Delhi will be disbursed through direct benefit transfers to individual buyers, proprietary firms, agencies, and companies that are residents of Delhi only.

A Model Approval Committee constituted under the Transport department of the Delhi government will be responsible for the empanelment of EV models across eligible vehicle segments for availing incentives and subsidies under the policy notified on Tuesday.

The committee will examine and approve vehicle models based on the eligibility criteria, technical specifications, and other conditions prescribed under the operational guidelines, as stated in the notification of the Delhi EV Policy, 2026.

Only models approved and empanelled by the committee will be eligible for purchase incentives under the policy.

Applications for the purchase incentive must be submitted within 30 days from the date of issuance of the Registration Certificate (RC). The applicable subsidy amount will be disbursed within 60 days from the date of application submission through a portal being developed by the Transport Department, after verification and fulfilment of eligibility requirements.

Any vehicle availing a purchase incentive under the Delhi EV Policy, 2026, will not be eligible for issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for transfer or re-registration outside Delhi for a period of three years from the date of notification of the policy.

Electric cars will not receive any purchase incentive, but they will be exempted from road tax and registration fees during the policy period, which is July 1 to March 31, 2030.

The Delhi government will provide an incentive of Rs 10,000 per kWh, up to a maximum of Rs 30,000, on the purchase of electric two-wheelers in the first year of the policy notification.

The incentives will be Rs 6,600 per kWh (maximum Rs 20,000) and Rs 3,300 per kWh (maximum Rs 10,000) in the second and third years of policy notification, respectively.

The incentive will be provided to buyers of both plug-in and battery-swapping e-two-wheeler models, said the notification.

The incentive on purchase of electric three-wheelers (e-autos) will be Rs 50,000, Rs 40,000 and Rs 30,000, in the first, second and third year of policy notification.

No incentive will be given to e-autos with battery capacity less than 4kWh. Both plug-in and battery-swapping e-three-wheeler models will be covered under the incentive scheme.

Under the electric four-wheeler goods carriers category, an incentive will be provided to N1 category e-trucks having a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) not exceeding 3.5 tons.

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The incentives will be Rs one lakh and 50,000 in the first year of policy notification, for e-trucks with GVW above 1.75 tons and up to 1.75 tons, respectively. The amounts will be Rs 75,000 and 37,500, and 50,000 and 25,00, in the second and third years of policy notification.

The eligibility of EV models for purchase incentives will be aligned to FAME 2, PM E-DRIVE scheme, and other schemes and guidelines of Government of India or Delhi government, if any, stated the policy notification.