Why In News?

NITI Aayog, in collaboration with WRI India, published the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2025. 

What is the India Electric Mobility Index?

The IEMI measures and compares the progress of e-mobility transitions across Indian jurisdictions using open and government datasets (such as the Vahan Dashboard and Startup India portal).

Objective: Evaluate state-level clean transport progress, identify core success factors, promote data-backed policymaking, steer private capital investments, and bridge regional implementation gaps.

Assessment Period: The 2025 ranking is based on performance data recorded from January to December 2025, incorporating quarterly evaluations updated annually.

Role in Cooperative Federalism: It provides an inter-governmental platform for peer learning, knowledge sharing, and replicating successful state-level policy models across regional boundaries.

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Role in Competitive Federalism: It categorizes jurisdictions into performance tiers (Top Performers, Frontrunners, Emerging Performers, and Aspirants), creating healthy sub-national competition to motivate proactive state-level policy interventions.

Weightage Structure: The IEMI framework measures progress across three weighted pillars comprising 16 indicators:

Pillar Theme

Weightage

Core Assessment Parameters

Transport Electrification Progress

50%

Market absorption and adoption rates across private 2Ws, 3Ws, commercial 4Ws, e-buses, purchase incentives, and road tax waivers.

Charging Infrastructure Readiness

30%

Spatial density of public chargers, EV-to-charger ratio, capital subsidies, Model Building Bye-laws enforcement, and renewable energy integration.

EV Research & Innovation Status

20%

Density of registered EV startups per unit of GSDP, industrial cluster incentives, R&D centers, and technological patent generation.

What are the Major Findings of IEMI 2025?

Overall Score Range: Composite scores across all 36 States and UTs ranged from 10 to 84 out of 100.

Median Score: National median performance score reached 40 out of 100.

Improvement over 2024: National median score increased from 36 in 2024 to 40 in 2025, while the top score rose from 77 to 84.

Top-Performing Jurisdictions: Delhi secured the top position nationwide with a score of 84, followed by Maharashtra (78), Karnataka (73), Chandigarh (71), and Goa (65).

Metropolitan vs Remote-Region Differences: Major industrial hubs and urban agglomerations excel in startup density and fast-charging networks, whereas hilly and northeastern regions face geographical and supply chain constraints. 

  • Among hilly and northeastern states, Manipur led with a score of 46, followed by Tripura (36) and Assam (35).