Guide · Verified 9 October 2026
EV Policy in India — Central Schemes and State by State
Reviewed by Ramniwas Gautam, Validation Head, Tech OVN
India's EV incentives come in two layers. Centrally, PM E-DRIVE (to March 2028) pays a capped incentive on electric two-wheelers and funds public charging stations, and the Ministry of Power caps what charging stations pay for electricity. Each state then adds its own road-tax waivers, purchase incentives and charger subsidies — or, in Gujarat's case, currently none. Every figure below links to the document it comes from.
State EV policies at a glance
Status as checked on 9 October 2026. Open a state for its incentives, conditions and sources.
| State | Policy | Status | Valid to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy, 2026 Delhi's 2026 policy pays e-scooter buyers up to ₹30,000 in year one and waives road tax on EVs up to ₹30 lakh, but no longer pays a per-charger subsidy. | Active | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Haryana | Haryana Electric Vehicle Policy, 2022 Haryana gives no cash subsidy on e-scooters — its benefit is road-tax exemption — while e-cars from ₹15–70 lakh can get 15% back and chargers 20% of capital cost outside FAME cities. | Active | Jul 2027 |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy 2025 Maharashtra's 2025 policy gives about 10% off e-scooters and e-autos, waives road tax and expressway tolls, and mandates EV-ready parking in new buildings. | Active | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Karnataka | Karnataka Clean Mobility Policy 2025-30 Karnataka's Clean Mobility Policy offers charge-point operators 25% capital subsidy up to ₹10 lakh on the first 500 fast-charging stations; e-cars now pay road tax again. | Active | 2030 |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Electric Vehicles Policy 2023 Tamil Nadu offers public charging stations 75% off demand charges for two years, half-price daytime energy and 25% capital subsidy; EVs pay no road tax to 2027. | Active | Feb 2028 |
| Gujarat | Gujarat State Electric Vehicle Policy 2021 (expired) Gujarat's 2021 EV policy has expired and no state purchase subsidy or road-tax concession is in force; rely on PM E-DRIVE and the central tariff rules until a new policy is notified. | Awaiting new policy | Expired |
| Uttar Pradesh | UP Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Mobility Policy 2022 UP pays 20% of capital cost, up to ₹10 lakh, on the first 2,000 public charging stations costing ₹25 lakh or more, and waives road tax on EVs. | Active | Oct 2027 |
| Telangana | Telangana EV & Energy Storage Policy 2020-2030 Telangana waives road tax and registration on every EV registered in the state until 31 December 2026; there is no clearly quantified state charger subsidy. | Active | 2030 |
PM E-DRIVE — public charging stations
Active · To 31 March 2028
Government premises
100% of upstream infrastructure and charging equipment, where the site is open to the public free of access charges (offices, colonies, hospitals, educational institutes).
Guidelines issued 29 Sep 2025; BHEL is the implementing agency; about 72,300 public chargers targeted. Private home and workplace chargers are not covered.
Source: All India Radio — PM E-DRIVE charging-station guidelines (Sep 2025)
Transit and public parking
80% of upstream infrastructure plus 70% of charging equipment at railway and metro stations, airports, bus terminals and public parking.
Released in two tranches subject to performance.
Source: All India Radio — PM E-DRIVE charging-station guidelines (Sep 2025)
Commercial sites
80% of upstream infrastructure only (no equipment support) at malls, markets and highway facilities; battery-swapping stations also get 80% of upstream cost.
Source: All India Radio — PM E-DRIVE charging-station guidelines (Sep 2025)
PM E-DRIVE — vehicle incentives
Active · To 31 March 2028
Electric two-wheelers
₹2,500 per kWh, capped at ₹5,000 per vehicle or 15% of ex-factory price, whichever is lower.
Ex-factory price up to ₹1.5 lakh. Claims close 31 Dec 2027.
Ministry of Power charging guidelines 2024
Active · Tariff clauses to 31 March 2028
Electricity tariff
Single-part tariff for EV charging stations, not exceeding the Average Cost of Supply (ACoS) — 0.7 × ACoS during solar hours (09:00–16:00) and 1.3 × ACoS outside them.
Separate metering required. Some press reports give the end date as 2026; the guideline text says 31 March 2028.
Source: Ministry of Power, Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure 2024 (17 Sep 2024)
Service-charge ceiling
AC slow charging ₹3.00/unit (solar hours) and ₹4.00/unit (non-solar); DC fast charging ₹11.00 and ₹13.00/unit. Excludes GST and land cost.
Ceilings apply until 31 March 2028 to public and community charging stations on public or private land, and are subject to annual review.
Source: Ministry of Power, Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure 2024 (17 Sep 2024)
Connection
Setting up a charging station is de-licensed. DISCOMs must give an LT connection up to 150 kW on a separate EV connection application.
Source: Ministry of Power, Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure 2024 (17 Sep 2024)
Public land
Government land can be offered for public charging on a revenue share of ₹1 per kWh charged, on agreements of initially 10 years.
Source: Ministry of Power, Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure 2024 (17 Sep 2024)
GST
Active · Since 1 August 2019
Chargers and EVs
5% GST on EV chargers and charging stations (down from 18%) and on electric vehicles (down from 12%).
Source: GST Council, 36th meeting press release (27 Jul 2019)
Schemes that have ended
- FAME II ended in March 2024 and was replaced by EMPS 2024 and then PM E-DRIVE. FAME II rates are no longer available.
- The Section 80EEB income-tax deduction on EV loans applied only to loans sanctioned between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2023.
For charging-station capex support compared state by state, see the EV charger subsidy tables.
Frequently asked questions
Changelog
- 15 October 2026: Partial update (not a full re-verification): Karnataka EV road tax now cites a report on the notified 2026 amendment and no longer states a 1 April start date; Haryana's 2026 road-tax widening is described consistently as a cabinet decision reported in effect from 21 August 2026, pending the gazette notification; Gujarat page retitled (no 2026 policy exists); Ministry of Power service-charge ceilings checked against the 17 Sep 2024 guideline text (unchanged figures, end date 31 March 2028 added).
- 9 October 2026: Full re-verification. Corrected Haryana (no ₹30,000 two-wheeler subsidy; car and charger figures overstated), replaced Delhi's 2020 figures with the 2026 policy, updated Maharashtra and Karnataka to their 2025 policies, marked Gujarat's policy as expired, replaced FAME II with PM E-DRIVE, and added a source to every figure.
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