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Govt takes U-turn on policy for EVs; Nitin Gadkari says action plan enough

The government was planning an EV policy with the aim of 100 per cent electric mobility by 2030

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari at the inauguration of two electric vehicle charging points in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: PTI

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
In a U-turn on its ambitious electric vehicle (EV) policy, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said an action plan had been put in place for the proposal, which would encourage manufacturing and use of EVs.

“There is no need for an EV policy. An action plan has been prepared. Each ministry has started implementing the action plan,” NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant said, while addressing the media after Gadkari inaugurated two electric charging stations on the NITI Aayog’s premises.

Gadkari, who has been vocal in his preference for EVs over conventional ones that run on petrol