India, July 9 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting on the new EV Policy and directed officials to develop a roadmap to expand the Capital's electric vehicle charging network. The Government is planning to expand the existing nearly 9,000 charging stations to around 32,000 over the next four years.

The Metro parking areas, DDA markets, government premises, railway stations, major malls, and spaces beneath elevated Metro corridors are identified as priority locations for establishing new charging stations. Transport Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh and senior officials from concerned departments attended the meeting at the Delhi Secretariat.

The Chief Minister said the expansion of the charging network can...