In the Budget 2022-2023 Speech of Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, Government of India, February 1, 2022 announced Centre’s intention of rolling out a Battery Swapping Policy . Niti Aayog on April 21, 2022 released a draft battery swapping policy and has invited comments on it until June 5, 2022.
In accordance to the Draft Policy the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified the new performance standards for two-wheeler EVs to ensure the safety of consumers.