Leh: In a significant step the administration of Union Territory of Ladakh led by Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R K Mathur announced ‘Ladakh Electric Vehicle and Allied Infrastructure Policy 2022’ to encourage its adoption.
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The administration also announced subsidy of 25 percent for ‘early birds’ under the policy and 10 percent subsidy till the tenure of policy.
“All commercial/non-commercial e-vehicles purchased/procured from the date of implementation of this policy shall be entitled to avail incentives as provided in Ladakh Electric Vehicle and Allied Infrastructure Policy, 2022,” an official told Indus Dispatch.
The policy was formulated under Ladakh – Vision 2050 which incorporates numerous sustainable development goals and ambition to make Ladakh Self-Sustainable, SMART, Integrated and Carbon Neutral.
“This Policy recognizes the need for a measured approach towards growth and development in the region and in the transport segment, it aspires towards a well-developed approach to kick-start the adoption of Electric Vehicle in the Union territory of Ladakh and seeks to put in place a comprehensive set of measures for giving impetus to the adoption of Electric Vehicles along with their regulation,” he further said.
He informed that under the policy the mulls to introduce 116 electric vehicles this year including 35 two-wheelers, 10 e-rickshaw, 10 three wheelers, 40 cars, 11 Buses and 10 Four wheelers (Maxi cabs/ LCV/ Stage carriage).
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“Under the policy government target such 509 electric vehicles between 2023-2027,”he said adding that this is not limitation but a target.
Under the policy the government has announced several incentives like
Incentives for EV Charging Facility
- Electrical power required for EV charging will be charged at domestic rate.
- Common public charging facilities in parking areas of residential, commercial, institutional establishments, etc. will be allowed. Application for setting up a charging point shall be filed to concerned planning authority & electricity supplying agency.
- Common public charging facilities at Fuel pumps will be allowed to setup charging station freely subject to charging station area and charging infrastructure qualifying rating, fire & safety standards/norms of relevant authorities under relevant acts/rules.
- Provision for space planning and setting up of Common public charging facilities shall be done in Development Control Rules (DCR) of all local Government & Planning Authorities.
- Commercial public EV charging stations for Two wheelers, Cars and Buses will be eligible for capital subsidy on equipment/machinery (Capital subsidy of 25% Page 5 of 8 The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh Transport Department on the equipment’s/Machinery or INR 5,00,000/- (Whichever is less) per station for the first 15 EV Charging Stations).
- All e-vehicles will be exempted from payment of road taxes.
- UT may incentivize at an appropriate stage in the future, the usage of EVs for commercial operations by the following measures:- Exemption of EVs from the permit fee requirement for plying a transport vehicle. • Exemption or reduction of net UT-GST for leasing and owning electric fleet. 7.3 Incentives (Subsidy) for EV Buyer: Electric Vehicles registered in the UT by private transporter or individual buyer to get end user subsidy in the policy period.
Incentives (Subsidy) for EV Buyer
- As mentioned in section 6.2 above, the incentives will be available to vehicles certified for road worthiness by ARAI, ICAT, CIRT, etc. if purchased for road transportation. The subsidies will apply to non-certified vehicles only if they ply in campus or pedestrian zones for specialised requirements.
- UT may incentivise operating of battery swapping centres in future years once the electric vehicle policy is fully in operation.
- UT will endeavour to mandate creation of charging infrastructure at all newly constructed housing societies, office complexes, shopping arcades/malls, market areas, hotels & guesthouses.
- UT will endeavour to have 10% of notified parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles. UT will also endeavour to incentivise by way of reducing parking charges for EVs. Page 6 of 8 The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh Transport Department
- UT will endeavour to electrify the government fleet in the next 15 years and set up charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Early Bird Incentive
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