Centres for research on e-mobility to come up soon in Haryana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 7

Five ‘centres of excellence’ will be opened in Haryana for research and development in e-mobility. The centres will be started at 20 ITIs also. This was stated by Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.

He presided over a meeting with senior officials of the Industries and Commerce Department to finalise the draft of the Haryana Electric Vehicle Policy. Minister of Industries and Commerce Anoop Dhanak was also present at the meeting. Chautala said the five centres would be given financial assistance of Rs 5 crore each, and those to be started at 20 ITIs would get Rs 25 lakh each. He directed the officials to ensure there was no shortage of funds for research and other fields. He said the government employees would also be given concession on purchase of e-vehicles. The Deputy Chief Minister said the Haryana Electric Vehicle Policy was being drafted with focus on e-vehicle manufacturers, end-user drivers and those setting up charging stations. Exemptions would be given to them. He said the state planned to increase the number of e-vehicles in the state in 2022.