Maharashtra Draft EV Policy Targets Rollout in Six Urban Hubs

Maharashtra has unveiled a draft Electric Vehicle (EV) policy aimed at accelerating adoption across all vehicle segments through targeted incentives, infrastructure expansion, and support for local EV manufacturing. The policy seeks to foster innovation and skill development while promoting battery recycling and reuse to support a circular economy.

The draft policy outlines, an ‘Operational Guidelines for Supply Side Incentives’ would be issued by the Industries Department. The State encourages the establishment of EV battery recycling hubs in strategic locations, prioritizing proximity to battery manufacturing hubs and EV charging infrastructure. Potential locations for these hubs may include the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, etc. Through this investment, the state aims to ensure widespread access to charging infrastructure to enable seamless EV operations across both urban and rural areas. Additionally, to promote research and development, A dedicated corpus of Rupees 15 crore will be created under the “CM EV R&D Grant” initiative to fund the R&D activities.

The policy targets EV penetration for:

• 30% of all new vehicle registrations,

• 15% of new e-bus registrations, and

• 10% of new agricultural vehicles, including tractors and combine harvesters.

  

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It also proposes extending EV adoption across six major urban agglomerations—Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, and Amravati. The policy will be applicable to 50% of all new vehicle purchases, and 50% of fleet operators and aggregators will be eligible for EV incentives.

Charging Infrastructure Push

To promote EV usage, the state will install EV charging facilities at 25 km intervals along state and national highways. It will also mandate at least one charging station in the parking area of every government office.

To ensure large-scale, high-power charging availability, Maharashtra plans to establish a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) framework to support the installation of DC fast charging stations.

Urban Infrastructure Guidelines

The draft policy proposes regulatory measures to ensure building readiness for EV charging:

• The Urban Development Department (UDD) may amend the Development Control Regulations (DCR) to incorporate these provisions.

• Upon adoption, No Objection Certificates (NOCs) will be granted to facilities meeting safety norms and technical standards.

Key requirements include:

a. All new residential buildings must be designed to ensure that 100% of parking spaces are EV charging-ready.

b. All new commercial buildings must allocate at least 50% of total parking spaces for EV charging, including wiring and installation provisions.

c. Existing commercial buildings with shared parking must have 20% of total spaces equipped with operational EV charging stations.

d. Every new residential building must provide at least one dedicated community charging point.

e. Existing housing societies must allocate shared EV charging spaces, subject to approval by at least 50% of members, with society management ensuring safety and operational compliance.