Jammu, Nov. 1 -- Chief secretary of Union territory of Ladakh, Ashish Kundra, on Saturday, chaired a meeting to review the electric vehicle (EV) adoption framework in Ladakh, with a focus on expanding charging infrastructure, strengthening incentives for EV adoption and promoting sustainable mobility suited to the UT's geographical and climatic conditions.

During the meeting, secretary, transport department, Arava Gopi Krishnan, presented an overview of the existing EV framework, highlighting its key provisions, incentives for EV adoption, charging infrastructure requirements and measures to accelerate the transition towards electric mobility.

The discussion also covered the potential utilisation of pollution cess as a source for an EV ...