Chhattisgarh govt approves electric vehicle policy to create employment

The state government will allocate 500-1,000 acres for developing an EV park, which will have an incubation centre for start-ups

The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday approved its Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022 to make the state an EV-manufacturing hub, create employment, and reduce environment degradation.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel gave approval to the policy at a cabinet meeting.

The government has set a target of five years in having EVs accounting for 15 per cent of the new registrations of vehicles, individual or commercial.

EV manufacturers will be given exemptions (manufacturing EVs, components of EVs, EV battery and charging infrastructure)  under the policy. Establishing charging infrastructure will be mandatory in the housing policy of the state (making charging points mandatory