Haryana Mandates CNG, EV and Clean-Fuel Vehicles for Cab, Delivery, and E-Commerce Fleets in NCR

The Haryana Cabinet has cleared rules governing the issuance of aggregator licences, requiring cab aggregators, delivery service providers, and e-commerce companies operating in the state's NCR districts to add only clean-fuel vehicles to their fleets. Under the approved rules, any vehicle newly inducted into these fleets within NCR areas must run on CNG, electricity, battery power, or another approved cleaner fuel. 

The Haryana government additionally decided that only CNG or electric three-wheeler auto-rickshaws may be added to existing NCR fleets going forward. The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.

The rules have been framed under the Haryana Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993, in line with guidelines from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and directions from the Commission for Air Quality Management. The CAQM had issued a directive in June of last year prohibiting the addition of new petrol or diesel vehicles to the fleets of cab aggregators, delivery firms, and e-commerce operators in Delhi-NCR from January 1, 2026.

According to an official statement, the move is intended to promote clean mobility, reduce vehicular pollution, and improve air quality across Haryana's NCR districts.

The Cabinet also approved a replacement for Rule 86A of the Haryana Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993, creating a regulatory framework for app-based passenger aggregators and delivery service providers in the state. 

The framework covers mandatory licensing, driver and vehicle onboarding norms, passenger safety requirements, grievance redressal mechanisms, training programmes, insurance obligations, cybersecurity compliance for apps, and fare regulation.

Separately, ahead of the Cabinet meeting, Haryana Transport Minister Anil Vij said a proposal has been submitted to extend a full tax exemption on electric vehicles in the state, similar to the policies in place in Chandigarh and Delhi, with the aim of boosting EV adoption. Haryana currently offers a 20 per cent concession on EV registration fees.