After ₹1.27-lakh-crore EV push, NITI Aayog asks States to rethink subsidies, focus on fleets

The prescription marks a sharper focus on where public money can have the greatest impact after years of central and State incentivesFormer Cabinet Secretary and NITI Aayog Member Rajiv Gauba, speaking at the NITI-State Workshop on State EV Policies where the second India Electric Mobility Index 2025 was launched, urged states to prioritise public transport electrification in select cities as India seeks greater returns from its ₹1.27-lakh-crore-plus EV push.