The Telangana government has announced a 100 percent exemption from road tax and registration fees for electric vehicles purchased and registered within the state. This incentive is available for the first two years, effective until December 31, 2026.
Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said, “Under Government Order (GO) 41, the new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy will be implemented from November 18, aiming to make Hyderabad pollution-free.”
The government decided to provide 100% exemption from road tax and registration fees for electric two-wheelers, four-wheelers, commercial passenger vehicles such as taxis, private cars, electric three-seater auto rickshaws, electric light goods carriers including three-wheeled goods vehicles, electric tractors and electric buses, according to the GO.
In respect of electric buses, the exemption will apply for entire life of the electric vehicles operated by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation only, and the buses owned by any industry for the purpose of transporting their own employees exclusively and that are not used for commercial purposes, purchased and registered in Telangana for the initial period of two years up December 31, 2026, irrespective of the number of vehicles registered, it said.