Hyderabad, Jan. 8 -- Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Thursday, January 8, said that since the introduction of the electric vehicle (EV) policy in the state, the number of EVs has gone up to 2,58,325 from 4,376.

Speaking at the 43rd meeting of the Transport Development Council held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the minister said that electric vehicles are being promoted in a phased manner in Telangana.

The meeting, chaired by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, was attended by the minister and other officials of the Transport Department.

He also mentioned that under the scrap policy introduced in 2024, incentives such as tax reductions and waiver of penalties are given for scrapping old vehicles.

He said that the state go...