Telangana has announced a new policy to encourage green mobility. This makes it the fourth state in India, after Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra to have a green policy in place.
In the absence of an EV policy from the Central government, individual states across the nation have taken it upon themselves to draft their own EV-friendly policies.
Karnataka was the first state to declare its own EV policy. To facilitate the adoption of electrification, the state had announced that it would incentivise EV production and established a target of Rs 31,000 crore in investments. Andhra Pradesh – which of late has been attracting considerable investment from India Auto Inc – was the second Indian state to announce its adoption of an EV policy.
Telangana, the newly formed state is ready to roll out a range of benefits to push forward our relatively nascent EV infrastructure. These many benefits include incentives for vehicle manufacturers and sops for EV charging infrastructure providers.