SHILLONG : The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the Meghalaya Electric Vehicle Policy 2026, offering an incentive of around Rs 25,000 and a complete waiver of registration charges for people purchasing electric vehicles in the state.
The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Minister Marcuise N Marak said the government is promoting wider adoption of electric mobility in Meghalaya and encouraging people to switch to electric vehicles.
“The government is promoting the use of electric vehicles. The Cabinet has approved an incentive of around Rs 25,000 for anyone purchasing an electric vehicle. Registration charges will also be completely waived,” Marak said.
He added that the policy covers two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers, with incentives structured differently for each category.
According to the Minister, Meghalaya currently has more than 5,000 electric vehicles, and the new incentives are aimed at accelerating the transition towards electric mobility.
On charging infrastructure, Marak said setting up charging points would not pose a major challenge, adding that the government has already identified locations for commercial charging stations.
“Charging points can be installed anywhere. For commercial charging stations, the government has already identified locations,” he said.
The Minister also highlighted the state’s vehicle scrappage policy, which was introduced last year.
Under the policy, vehicle owners who scrap vehicles that are more than 15 years old and use the scrappage certificate to purchase a new electric vehicle will be eligible for an additional incentive. However, the details of the additional incentive are yet to be finalised.
Marak said vehicle owners can take vehicles older than 15 years to a recognised scrappage station, obtain a scrappage certificate and submit it to the District Transport Officer to become eligible for the incentives under the policy.
He pointed out that Assam has already started implementing its vehicle scrappage policy and has established scrappage stations, while Meghalaya is yet to see wider adoption of the policy.
The Minister also said Meghalaya currently does not have a scrappage station but that the government is open to supporting private entrepreneurs interested in setting one up.
“The policy is already in place. Any entrepreneur interested in establishing a scrappage station will receive full support from the government,” Marak said.