Government considering EVs for priority sector lending, official says
Allowing financing of electric vehicles under priority sector lending would reduce the cost of finance and could lead to their wider adoption.
The finance ministry is considering a proposal to include electric vehicles under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) priority sector guidelines, a move that would make it cheaper to raise funds, a government official said on Saturday. The proposal was made to the finance ministry by the power ministry.
"We will discuss with the RBI, and a detailed examination will be done," the official said, requesting anonymity because the discussions are ongoing.
Allowing financing of electric vehicles under priority sector lending would reduce the cost of finance and could lead to their wider adoption.
Priority sector lending guidelines require banks to allocate 40 per cent of their loan book to these sectors.
In January 2022, the government's policy think tank, Niti Aayog, co-authored a report that pitched this idea.
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