New Delhi, India, which is the fastest-growing main economic system, is on monitor on its mission to wash mobility journey, Minister of State for Street, Transport and Highways, Harsh Malhotra, stated right here on Thursday.
Addressing a session on the ‘India Vitality Storage Week 2025’ right here, the minister acknowledged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi authorities’s dedication to supply impetus to the inexperienced mobility and growth of EV manufacturing eco-system within the nation and the inception of PM E-DRIVE and FAME-II schemes are a testomony to it.
Additional, insurance policies like EV retrofitting rules and toll tax exemptions for EV, are geared toward making transportation extra accessible and sustainable. Malhotra acknowledged that the transition to electrical mobility isn’t merely a technological shift however is a nationwide crucial to attain local weather objectives, preserve financial resilience and vitality safety.
He talked about the Multi-Modal Logistics Parks, that are being developed by Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways integrating highway, rail, and warehousing at the moment are being outfitted with inexperienced vitality provisions and EV-friendly services which might result in diminished logistics prices, decrease emissions, and strengthen India’s place as a clear and linked transport hub.
Malhotra highlighted that PM Modi authorities is dedicated to generate 500GW of Renewable vitality by 2030 and India stands on the threshold of turning into a world hub for clear mobility options.
He urged the stakeholders to develop a transport future that isn’t simply electrical – however secure, inclusive, and environmentally accountable.
“We should recognise that battery storage applied sciences that are tailor-made to India’s local weather and mobility wants – can be essential for our future,” stated Malhotra, urging trade leaders to spend money on R&D, manufacture domestically and undertake round options like battery recycling and reuse.
During the last 11 years, India has seen exceptional industrial and enterprise development, and this momentum is now being channelled towards reaching the 2070 Web Zero goal which is the pivotal focus of the federal government.
