Uttar Pradesh To Become First Indian State To Have 100 Percent EVs In Government Department

12 Jul 2023

In a major push to promote sales and usage of electric vehicles (EVs) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath`s government has set a target and has flung into action to convert vehicles used in all government departments into EVs in a phased manner by 2030.For this, instructions have been given that all the government departments can purchase EVs on the basis of nomination, even without tender, while the purchase of EVs can be spent more than the maximum limit as per the requirement. By achieving this target before 2030, Uttar Pradesh can become the first state in the country to have 100 percent EV in government departments, informed the government through a release.Notably, to encourage EV vehicles in the state, the government notified the Uttar Pradesh Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Mobility Policy 2022 on October 14.

Under this, the government has provided an exemption from tax and registration fees for three years on the purchase of EVs. At the same time, this exemption will be valid for five years on the purchase of EVs manufactured in the state.

In the order issued by Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra, all the departments and institutions working under them have been instructed to convert 100 percent of vehicles into EVs by 2030 as per the EV policy.

It has also been said that EV vehicles should be purchased on the basis of nomination without tender, and the prevailing upper limit on the purchase of vehicles for official events should be relaxed.

According to an official of the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department, since government vehicles were till now procured through tenders on the GeM portal, EV companies are not registered with it. That is why a provision has been made in the policy that EVs can be purchased from government agencies like Rajasthan Electronics Instrument Ltd. (REIL) and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) etc., on the basis of nomination without tender.