The subsidy, which will be given on a first come first serve basis, will be disbursed in a single instalment that is 100 per cent on purchase of the vehicle and production of documents of purchase
The Goa state government is looking to provide subsidies to 11,000 EVs every year for a period of five years, with a subsidy cap of Rs 25 crore annually. This is in accordance with its plans to reduce the state’s carbon emissions and promote the adoption of clean mobility.
As per the draft scheme for promotion of electric vehicles in the state, subsidy will be given to 10,000 two wheelers with the subsidy amount not exceeding Rs 10 crore per year, 500 three wheelers not exceeding Rs 1crore and around 500 four wheelers not exceeding Rs 14 crore, every year for the next five years.
The subsidy, which will be given on a first come first serve basis, will be disbursed in a single instalment that is 100 percent on purchase of the vehicle and production of documents of purchase — RC book and insurance.
“Adopting the use of electric vehicles for daily commute is required to achieve various goals, including improvement in air quality, reduction in noise levels and reduction in generation of greenhouse gas emissions,” a senior official told TOI.
The scheme is also aimed at achieving the targets set by the Center, under the National Electric Mobility Plan (NEMPP), to have six to seven million electric and hybrid vehicles on Indian roads by 2020, the official said.
With prices of electric vehicles about 50 percent higher than that of the conventional internal combustion vehicles, targets have not been achieved.
“For this purpose, the department of new and renewable energy has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Convergence Energy Services Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, under the administration of the Union ministry of power,” the official said.
Goa has a vehicle density of 625 vehicles for every 100 people and is ranked fifteenth in the world in terms of vehicle density.
