To promote analysis and innovation in electrical mobility, the UT administration below its electrical automobile (EV) coverage shall be offering a slew of incentives to the primary ten startups promising zero-emission mobility.

On the advice of the Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), a provision has been made to supply infrastructure incentives and patent charges to promising start-ups within the UT’s EV Policy.

A senior official, who didn’t want to be named, mentioned, “In the infrastructure incentive class, the primary 10 startups with zero-emission mobility shall be given a month-to-month grant of 3,000 per particular person ( 18,000 per 30 days). They may also be paid as much as 50% of the patent charge and different related bills for nationally and internationally registered patents. For nationally registered patents, they are going to be paid as much as 2 lakh and for worldwide patents as much as 5 lakh.”

To avail benefits of the scheme, the start-up must be working on products or services related to the EV sector, it should be registered with Startup India, and should have a registered office in Chandigarh.

To encourage recycling of EV batteries, the UT administration will also make efforts to set up businesses specializing in the same.

The UT administration had rolled out its EV policy on September 20, under which not only will incentives be given to EV buyers, the UT will also stop the registration of two-wheelers and three-wheelers running on internal combustion engines (ICE) from 2024 -25. Vehicles of the administration and municipal corporation will also be phased out and replaced with electric vehicles. Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) will also only purchase electric buses.

Upskilling the workforce

The education department will also introduce two-week courses on electric mobility, repair and maintenance, and battery manufacturing. To create a skilled workforce for manufacturing and servicing electric vehicles, the administration will set up skill-enhancement centres. These vocational courses will also be offered to those manning the charging stations.

70 charging stations to be set up

Under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles in India (FAME) scheme, the central government has sanctioned 70 charging stations in Chandigarh. Work to install these stations is already underway. Two-wheelers and four-wheelers can be charged from the same charging point. As many as 48 charging stations have already been installed in Chandigarh under Phase-I of the FAME scheme. These charging points will be installed in parking lots. Solar power plants are also being set up in many places.

At a glance

What are the incentives?

1. A grant of up to 18,000 per month

2. 50% of the patent fee and other associated expenses

3. Up to 2 lakh for nationally registered patents and up to 5 lakh for internationally registered patents

eligibility standards

1) The startup must be engaged on services and products associated to the EV sector

2) Should be capable of guarantee zero-emission mobility

2) Startups will need to have a registered workplace in Chandigarh

3) Should be registered with Startup India and have a legitimate certificates