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Nasscom urges Policy Recalibration on Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023
Nasscom urges Policy Recalibration on Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023

June 23, 2025

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On 12th June 2025, nasscom submitted a comprehensive representation to Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Hon’ble Transport Minister, GNCTD, highlighting critical compliance and operational challenges faced by tech-enabled vehicle aggregators and Delivery Service Providers (DSPs) under the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023.

Despite strong industry engagement and intent to support the clean mobility transition, companies have received show cause notices for not meeting EV fleet mandates — a concern driven largely by practical constraints on EV supply, financing, and infrastructure.

Key concerns raised include:

  • Ambitious EV Targets: The scheme now practically mandates EV transition across the entire declared fleet rather than new additions, creating a mismatch with actual vehicle availability in the market. Widely impacting all categories but impacting the 2Ws conversions enormously.
  • Financing and Cost Barriers: Limited EV financing options, high loan rates, low resale value, expensive insurance, and high upfront costs continue to deter gig workers from transitioning to EVs.
  • Portal Issues: Since the launch of the compliance portal, aggregators kept facing repeated upload delays, downtime, and Vahan integration issues, which have affected onboarding timelines and led to inflated compliance liabilities.
  • Ambiguities in Scope: Enforcement on vehicles registered outside Delhi but entering NCR has led to confusion and target denominator inflation, risking unattainable compliance thresholds.
  • Overlap with CAQM Mandate: With CAQM now allowing for CNG as a clean fuel, the scheme needs to evolve to reflect this shift, and adjust EV mandates accordingly.

Industry Recommendations:

  1. Pause Enforcement: Issue interim relief from show-cause actions while policy recalibration is underway.
  2. Incorporate CAQM Directive: Expand eligibility to include CNG vehicles in line with CAQM’s June 2025 notification.
  3. Apply EV Mandates on New Fleets Only: Restrict EV compliance obligations to vehicles added post 15 September 2024, aligning with the scheme's original intent.
  4. Rationalize Compliance Calculations: Limit target calculations to Delhi-registered vehicles.
  5. Institutionalize Dialogue: Set up a permanent consultative mechanism between DTD and industry for ongoing coordination and grievance redressal.

Nasscom reiterated its commitment to Delhi’s sustainability goals but emphasized the need for flexible, phased implementation frameworks that reflect on-ground realities and promote long-term industry-government collaboration.


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