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Govt mulls setting up electric vehicle target for state public transporters

The Aayog is of the view that the market forces should be allowed to decide whether people want to buy electric car or diesel/petrol car

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The government is mulling over giving target to state public transporters to deploy certain percentage of electric vehicles in their new orders, while it will refrain from coming out with a policy on electric vehicles, a top NITI Aayog official said.
 
Moreover, the official said for the personal transportation, the Aayog is of the view that the market forces should be allowed to decide whether people want to buy electric car or diesel/petrol car.

"We may like to tell states that