PIC Plans To Develop New EV Policy for Maharashtra

28 Jan 2025 CW Team

A new EV policy is being developed by Pune International Centre (PIC), an independent think tank, at the request of state govt PIC officials said they would submit the policy recommendations before the expiry of the current policy which falls on March 31, 2025.

The existing Maharashtra EV Policy was introduced in 2021 as a revision to the 2018 policy. The announcement came during a media briefing primarily focused on PIC’s infrastructure expansion.

The think tank revealed plans for its new headquarters, which is being built on a seven-acre plot in Panchavati, Pashan. State govt has leased the land for 30 years, and the new facility is scheduled for inauguration on Jan 26.

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