New Delhi, March 18 -- The Delhi government has started the process of disbursing long-pending electric vehicle (EV) purchase subsidies under the Delhi EV Policy, in a renewed push towards clean mobility and environmental protection.

Delhi's Transport Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh alleged that the previous government had failed to give adequate priority to electric mobility and pollution reduction, resulting in delays in the disbursement of incentives meant for EV buyers.

He said the present government has taken the matter seriously and initiated concrete steps to release the pending subsidies in a transparent and time-bound manner.

The Transport Department has started the process of releasing incentives to 3,948 verified beneficiaries...