The Delhi government is planning to seek support from the Centre under the PM E‑DRIVE scheme to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery‑swapping infrastructure across the city.
Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) will be appointed as the nodal agency responsible for planning, coordination, and implementation. DTL will identify optimal locations, aggregate demand, and assess electricity load requirements to ensure an effective rollout of charging and battery-swapping points.
The transport department will prepare standard operating procedures covering technical standards, approvals, timelines, service benchmarks, and monitoring mechanisms for infrastructure deployment. A dedicated digital portal will manage site onboarding, approvals, and real-time monitoring, either under the PM E‑DRIVE framework or a Delhi-specific platform in collaboration with district officials.
A high-powered committee under the Chief Secretary will oversee policy framing and implementation. DTL will also provide a single-window facility for faster clearances and electricity connections for public and semi-public charging operators. OEMs may be required to host at least one public charging station per dealer, catering to two-, three-, and four-wheelers.
The Environment department will enforce battery waste management rules and extended producer responsibility, while the Delhi Pollution Control Committee will facilitate battery collection centers under a public-private partnership.
Under the new EV policy, Delhi aims to increase public charging and battery-swapping points from around 9,000 to 36,000 and support roughly 5.8 million two-wheelers through subsidies and scrappage incentives.
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