Gujarat Government Announces Subsidy for Electric Vehicles

The Gujarat government has announced a new scheme for the promotion of electric vehicles in the state, under which it will be offering a subsidy to buyers.

The Gujarat government has announced a new scheme for the promotion of electric vehicles (two and three-wheelers) in the state, under which it will be offering a subsidy to buyers of electric vehicles in the state. The move was announced on the occasion of completion of eleven years of the climate change department in the Gujarat Government.

As per the report by TNN, high school (class IX and above) and college students who buy electric two-wheelers will get a government subsidy of Rs 12,000, while rickshaw drivers and self-employed persons who purchase electric three-wheelers will get a subsidy of Rs 48,000 per vehicle.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the state government has set a target of having 10,000 electric two-wheelers and 5,000 electric three-wheelers on the roads in the current fiscal year. He added that the government has resolved to promote e-mobility as a measure to curb pollution caused by fossil fuels.

As per the TNN report, the government also announced that ten public charging stations will be set up in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot to facilitate the charging of e-vehicles. A sum of Rs 50 lakh has been earmarked for setting up these charging stations.

The event also marked the virtual signing of 10 MoUs between the department of climate change and institutes such as IITs, IIMs, BISAG, Anand Agricultural University and other departments of the government such as GSRTC, Gujarat Gas, GUJCOST, GLPC, the chief town planner, GSTBM and Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat.

A compendium titled, “Building a Climate Resilient Gujarat: A Decade of Climate Action and A Road Map for the Future” was also e-released by the CM. The collection is a compilation of various actions of the state government in addressing issues related to climate change, including the promotion of renewable sources of energy like solar and wind energy.

Officials said Gujarat is the leader in the residential solar rooftop power generation scheme, which has at a subsidized cost, installed solar rooftops at over 1.38 lakh houses in the state with an aggregate capacity of 513 MW.