Niti Aayog to make policy for electric vehicles

Niti Aayog will frame a policy for electric vehicles while all concerned ministries will implement them, the Cabinet secretary chaired meeting decided on Monday, ending the turf war among different entities, reports TOI.
 
The programme will be headed by a mission director and Niti Aayog will act as coordinator, according to sources.
 
According to the report, cabinet secretary convened the meeting after reservations were lodged by different ministries, including transport ministry stating that Niti Aayog cannot be the implementing agency for this ambitious programme.
 
 "There has to be a coordinated effort among all the ministries and departments concerned rather than trying to prove oneupmanship by any organisation. Each ministry has to do its bit," a source who attended the meeting told TOI.
 
A policy has been drafted by Niti Aayog for electric vehicles. The think tank has suggested that EVs could have green number plates. EVs may be given benefits such as free parking for three years and toll charges could be waived off, as suggested by Niti Aayog.