‘Delhi's EV policy will be a model for others’

Transport minister Pankaj Singh said the government will focus on EV infrastructure in housing societies, under flyovers, and on vacant land in outer Delhi; and the new policy will come out by Feb

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

Delhi's electric bus fleet has expanded nearly ninefold in less than a year — from 400 in February to 3,400 today — and is expected to touch 6,000 by the end of 2025, and close to 8,000 by February next year, transport minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Monday.

He added that the city’s upcoming Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0, due around the same time, will focus on charging infrastructure, scrapping of old vehicles, and incentives for wider adoption.

Speaking at the India Clean Transportation Summit 2025 at the India International Centre on Monday, Singh said Delhi’s transformation into a cleaner and greener capital will serve as a model for other Indian cities.

“As per our estimates, Delhi requires between 7,000 to 8,000 buses based on the ongoing route rationalisation. We should be able to reach that by February. ‘The number has grown rapidly from 400 buses when I took charge to 3,400 now. This includes our successful ‘Devi’ buses, which are popular among commuters and helping solve last-mile connectivity problems,” Singh said, while speaking as part of the session called the ‘Delhi-Oslo Dialogue on Clean Transportation’.