The Government of Delhi, on February 10, notified a draft policy to mandate the use of electric vehicles for cab aggregators, food and other doorstep delivery services. As per the policy, the companies have to ensure that the 10 per cent of the fleet of two-wheelers and five per cent of all the four-wheelers should be electrically-propelled.
The Delhi government uploaded the draft policy on their official website on January 14, to get suggestions and objections from the public within 60 days.
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According to a report by the Indian Express, Advisor to the Minister for Environment Reena Gupta said, “This policy marks an important milestone in the Delhi Government’s goals of reducing air pollution by 30 per cent by 2024. To ensure the policy has the intended impact of reducing vehicular pollution in the NCR (National Capital Region) area, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) should also direct other states to adopt similar aggregator regulations in the larger NCR region to allow for a transcending policy to combat vehicular pollution in the NCR area.”
