'Delhi govt to ask Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato to completely switch to EVs'

Delhi govt is also going to ask dealers and petrol pumps to not give fuel to vehicles without a pollution-under-check certificate, say officials

The Delhi government is going to ask e-commerce companies, food delivery services and cab aggregators to completely switch to electric vehicles as it aims to increase the EV share in total vehicle sales to 25 percent by 2024 to check air pollution, according to officials.

It is also going to ask dealers and petrol pumps to not give fuel to vehicles without a pollution-under-check (PUC) certificate.

Vehicle emissions account for around 40 percent of the city's air pollution.

"The government is going to take two major steps to check vehicular pollution - we will ask all aggregators including Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber, etc.