Dealers may seek Delhi EV deadline extension

New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) The Delhi government on Friday announced Rs 8,300 crore for a seven-year programme to combat air pollution in the national capital. The World Bank will provide 65 per cent of the funding, while the Delhi Government will bear the remaining 35 per cent. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the “Clean Air, Healthy Delhi" project will be implemented from September 2026 to August 2033 and will aim to strengthen air quality management and reduce emissions from The Delhi government has notified a permanent set of winter pollution rules that will be in force from November 1 to February 28 every year, dated June 23 and made public in the first week of July. Unlike the ad hoc orders issued each winter so far, these rules stand automatically, year after year, without a fresh notification. It’s the purported ‘permanence’ of the mechanism, as Chief Minister Rekha Gupta framed it, that lends novelty to this government attempt at Days after the Delhi government rolled out its new electric vehicle (EV) policy, chief minister Rekha Gupta, in an interview with Hindustan Times , said the policy is aimed at catering to a “huge segment” of Delhi families that buy one vehicle and keep it for years, while urging residents to avail of its benefits “if they care for the city”. She also spoke about the government’s efforts to regularise thousands of illegal colonies, provide housing for millions, and tackle The Capital’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy is not merely an incentive scheme, but a comprehensive roadmap to transform its transport ecosystem, reduce pollution and make electric mobility affordable, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said Saturday. In an interview with The Indian Express , Gupta described the policy, which came into effect July 1, as “common-man centric” and one designed primarily for Delhi’s middle class. The policy, she said, departs significantly from previous approaches by removing subsidy caps and focusing