Telangana Govt Exempts Registration and Road Tax Charges for EVs till 2026
With no cap on the number of EV registrations, the government aims to make Hyderabad a pollution-free city and avoid the severe air quality issues faced by cities like New Delhi.
November 18, 2024. By Aishwarya
In a bid to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and control air pollution, the new policy, which will not have an upper limit on the number of vehicles registered, will take effect immediately.
Earlier, the policy offered tax exemptions for only 5,000 EVs. However, the cap has now been lifted. So far, 1.70 lakh EVs have been registered in the state. Currently, about 5 percent of all vehicles registered in Telangana are electric.
The transport minister also highlighted that the Telangana Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2020–2030 had already been introduced to encourage EV adoption in the state.
The policy offers various incentives, including exemptions from road tax, registration fees and retro-fitment incentives.
With no cap on the number of EV registrations, the government aims to make Hyderabad a pollution-free city and avoid the severe air quality issues faced by cities like New Delhi.
Additionally, Prabhakar stated that the government was also planning to replace 3,000 RTC buses with electric buses in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.
Prabhakar appealed to citizens to prioritise EVs to help reduce pollution and protect the environment for future generations.
Both Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka are committed to making Hyderabad a cleaner, greener city, he said. Additionally, plans are underway to introduce a policy to scrap vehicles older than 15 years and set up automatic vehicle testing centres.
The minister said that around 1.50 lakh people die in road accidents across the country each year, with 20 fatalities occurring daily in Telangana. As part of a broader road safety campaign, an NGO has committed to raising awareness before issuing driving licenses.
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