Delhi topped India’s states and Union territories in the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2025, scoring 84, according to the index released by NITI Aayog on Wednesday. Maharashtra ranked second with 78, followed by Karnataka (73), Chandigarh (71) and Goa (65).
IEMI 2025 is the second edition of the index, prepared by WRI India in collaboration with NITI Aayog. It measures the progress of states and UTs towards an electric mobility transition, based on data from January to December 2025. He said India’s dependence on imports for nearly 89% of its crude oil requirements was likely to increase as car ownership rises unless EV adoption expands.
The index was launched in Delhi as part of a NITI Aayog workshop on state electric vehicle (EV) policies.
Launching the index, NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba said the shift to EVs was “an economic, environmental, and strategic imperative” for the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
The index showed that 29 of India’s 36 states and UTs have now notified EV policies. Overall scores also improved compared with the first IEMI, with the highest score rising from 77 to 84 and the median score increasing from 36 to 40. It also noted that under Delhi’s new EV Policy 2.0, the Capital is the first state or UT to mandate 100% electrification of autorickshaws and light commercial vehicles from January 2027, and of two-wheelers from January 2028.
