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EV shift: Niti Aayog talks tough
Mint Kolkata
|August 05, 2025
Nudges are not enough anymore. With India's electric vehicle (EV) adoption lagging behind global peers, Niti Aayog is pushing for a sharper pivot by proposing mandates, penalties, and steeper costs for fossil fuel vehicles to make the EV shift inevitable.
The proposals mark a strategic shift from a decade of subsidies and incentives to a model that actively disincentivizes petrol and diesel use.
In the "Unlocking a $200 Billion Opportunity: Electric Vehicles in India" report released Monday, the think tank called for higher registration fees, tougher emission norms, and increased input taxes on internal combustion engine vehicles.
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