New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues of about Rs.140 crore.

Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said on 15 September that the department will verify all subsidy applications to address the backlog, which has accumulated over two years, news agency PTI reported.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the national capital is also preparing a portal for clearing the pending dues, the agency said.

The development comes after the High Court on September 3 ordered the Delhi government to take immediate steps to disburse the subsidies promised to customers for buying electric vehicles and said procedural hurdles cannot be used as a pretex...