Research by The Urban Catalysts found that women face barriers across driving training and licensing, charging infrastructure, access to credit, and institutional support. In Delhi, women accounted for only 7% of driving licences issued in 2020 – highlighting how deeply mobility access remains gendered.
Last year, NITI Aayog, with our support issued two circulars directed at state nodal agencies responsible for preparing electric mobility policies. NITI Aayog recommended that state EV policies actively skill, upskill, and reskill women across the EV value chain. It also called for charging stations and EV depots to be designed as safe and accessible spaces for women, with adequate lighting, hygienic toilets, rest areas, and sanitation facilities.
In a recent article in Hindustan Times, lalita panicker featured our research and highlighted key asks that we developed in collaboration with Nehal Gupta for making Delhiโs EV transition gender-inclusive:
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๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ subsidies for the first 10,000 eligible women buyers
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๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง-๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ on EV usage, charging, financing, and after-sales support
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๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ charging stations and bus depots with hygienic toilets, sanitary facilities, and rest areas
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๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง-๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ skilling pathways linked to employment in EV maintenance, repairs, and driving roles
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๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ within EV governance and implementation structures
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๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง-๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ in EV charging infrastructure
Delhi now has the opportunity to ensure that clean mobility is not only greener – but also more inclusive, safer, and economically empowering for women.
Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gCZSiT2v