Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has launched the Green Drive portal under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. Its objective is to plant 70 lakh saplings in the capital. Apart from this, he also announced the city’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, in which huge subsidies and tax exemption will be given on purchasing EV.
New Delhi. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched the Green Drive portal under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign at the Delhi Secretariat. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the aim of this initiative is to take forward the mission of planting 70 lakh saplings in the capital.
CM Rekha Gupta appeals to Delhiites to join the tree plantation campaign
CM Gupta appealed to all the people of Delhi to participate in this campaign to make the city green, clean and healthy.
Saplings and help from experts will reach every home through ‘Vriksha Rath’ initiative
Under the ‘Vriksha Rath’ initiative, expert teams from the Forest Department will help in planting saplings at people’s homes, institutions, colonies and other suitable places. Plants, equipment and technical assistance will also be provided for this.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign will get a new extension
Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign in 2024. Its objective is to promote planting of trees across the country and make the earth green.
Delhi EV Policy 2026 notified, electric vehicles will get huge subsidy
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, CM Rekha Gupta also notified the new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy to promote green mobility and reduce pollution in the city. In this policy, huge subsidy and tax exemption has been given for adopting electric vehicles instead of petrol-diesel vehicles.
Road tax waived in new EV policy, relief up to lakhs on different vehicles
Under the new policy, the government has announced direct financial assistance on different categories of vehicles. Also, road tax and registration fees have been completely waived off on EVs priced below Rs 30 lakh.
How much subsidy will be given on two-wheeler, three-wheeler and N1 vehicles?
CM Rekha Gupta said in a video, “Today the gazette of Delhi’s new EV policy has been notified. From today onwards, whoever buys an EV two-wheeler will get a subsidy of Rs 30,000 from the government. There will be a subsidy of Rs 50,000 on three-wheelers and on N1 vehicles, commonly called ‘small elephants’, the government has approved a subsidy of Rs 1 lakh. Is.”
Will petrol vehicles be stopped? Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made a big disclosure
On the ongoing concerns regarding the existing petrol vehicles, the Chief Minister clarified that there is no immediate ban on the vehicles currently running. However, he also laid out a clear roadmap to gradually phase out the registration of new petrol vehicles in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments.
Know when the registration of new petrol two-wheelers and three-wheelers will close.
He explained, “Many people are saying that petrol vehicles will be discontinued. No! If you have a petrol vehicle, you can drive it without any restrictions till its validity ends. But, registration of new petrol three-wheelers will be stopped from January 2027. Registration of new petrol two-wheelers will not be possible from April 2028. Those who already have them can drive them comfortably.”
When did Delhi EV Policy 2026 come into force and how long will it remain effective?
The Delhi government on Monday approved ‘Delhi EV Policy 2026’, which has come into effect from July 1. This policy will remain in force till March 31, 2030.