New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Friday held an important meeting with automobile manufacturers and aggregator companies such as Ola and Uber, in order to encourage greater adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the capital and to promote shared mobility. The Delhi Government has agreed in principle to allow privately owned EVs to operate as shared taxis.

Rekha Gupta stated that to realise this objective, the government would amend the relevant rules and develop an effective mechanism to address the concerns of the companies.

Rekha Gupta reiterated that the Delhi Government is fully committed to permanently reducing pollution in Delhi NCR through all possible policies, technologies and partnerships.

She emphasised that effect...