Uttar Pradesh State Electric Vehicle Policy

Our Government is working hard to accelerate and promote the use of electric vehicles and is proposing plans such as FAMEI and FAME II to bring E-mobility in the country. The government recently carried forward its ambitious two-year electric vehicle promotion plan until March 31, 2024. In addition, the Ministry of Heavy Industry has boosted the benefits on demand for electric vehicles based on FAME II by 50% for all the Electric two-wheelers in the country. Several states have taken steps by increasing state incentives on buying, selling, and owning an Electric Vehicle. This will help in the introduction and production of electric vehicles. The states under this initiative include Bihar, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and Rajasthan. To date, overall 13 states have announced their own state EV policies, but today we will discuss the EV policy of Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh has always been one of the most discussed states whether in terms of politics, population, or pollution. In response to the air quality crisis, the state government recently ordered 700 electric buses and introduced a series of measures to reduce emissions from traditional vehicles. Uttar Pradesh is among the top 5 manufacturing hubs with the largest number of MSME units from the industry and the third-largest number of registered vehicles in India belongs to Uttar Pradesh. There are more than 2 lakhs of electric vehicles registered in Uttar Pradesh alone. This is the highest overall figure because it is the most populous state in India, but it ranks third behind Delhi and Uttarakhand in terms of the number of total registered vehicles in the country.

Uttar Pradesh State Electric Vehicle Policy

• The state-owned company EVMU and EBU pay loans at an annual interest rate of up to 5% at a maximum time frame of 5 years. The only standard upper limit is Rs 1 Crore.
• Electricity duty for all new EVMUs and EBUs covered by this policy has been exempted for the first ten years.
• 100% of the stamp duty will be refunded to all-new EV companies named in this policy for the purchase of land in Bundelkhand & Poorvanchal, in the regions of Madhyanchal & Paschimanchal except for Gautam Badnagar and Ghaziabad 75% will be refunded. 50% will be reimbursed in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad region.
• In this policy, several measures have been taken to encourage private investment in the EV related sector. This is one of the Center's first tasks to promote environmentally friendly transportation solutions, reduce emissions, and lower oil import prices.
• Under this policy, the government has various incentives including a grant of 25% of the value of the land for Mega Anchor Projects, a technology transfer investment grant of up to Rs 50 lakh, and a CAPEX grant of Rs 25 lakh for charging infrastructure.
• In addition to a 100% road tax exemption for two wheelers and 75% for three wheelers and four wheelers, this policy also offers a 100% reimbursement on electric vehicle registrations.
• 90% of the SGST will be returned to MSMEs and large companies in the electric vehicle industry within 5 years, and 70% of the refund will be returned to Mega EVMU and EBU within 10 years.

• Reaching the EV ecosystem, attracting more than INR 400 billion in investment over the next five years, and creating 50,000 potential jobs in the EV sector.
• By 2030, 1,000 electric buses (BEV/FCEV) will be launched in 10 designated cities with electric vehicles, and 70% of electric public transport will follow a marked green route.
• By 2024, all traditional commercial and logistics vehicles will be phased out in 10 EV-designated cities and all major cities by 2030, with 50% of EV traffic in freight transport.
• By 2024, nearly one million electric vehicles will be available in all vehicle segments.
• With high-density energy storage and production facilities with a capacity of 5 GWh or more in the next 5 years, to ensure smooth operation of electric transportation.
• By 2024 there will be about 200,000 slow and fast-charging stations set up across the state.

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