Reports

The '7 Years of DDC' report compiles 70 illustrative governance innovations brought about by DDC in the 7 years since its inception to realise the Delhi Government’s mission of creating a modern, high-tech, progressive, prosperous and equitable Delhi. The report documents how DDC has rallied to solve critical policy problems by adopting consultative processes, encouraging scientific and expert knowledge exchange, and including an evidence-based approach to inform the important government reforms.

The ‘Accelerating Electric Mobility in Delhi’ report was released jointly by DDC Delhi, the Transport Department, and RMI India at the fourth Delhi EV Forum on August 22 2022 to disseminate Delhi Government's learnings from the implementation of the Delhi EV Policy 2020. The report documents the opportunities, challenges, solutions, and insights obtained through two years of rigorous, day-to-day policy implementation to strengthen the EV ecosystem and accelerate transport decarbonisation in India.

The State EV Cell of Delhi released its three-year action plan for accelerating EV charging and swapping infrastructure deployment at the fourth Delhi EV Forum on August 22, 2022. The action plan was a result of efforts of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Working Group, chaired by Vice Chairperson, DDC Delhi toward creating a unified strategy for all stakeholder agencies to maintain synergy so that Delhi can achieve its aim of deploying around 18,000 public and semi-public EV charging points by 2024.

DDC Delhi, in collaboration with RMI India, released a report summarising key recommendations received from stakeholders for the new Delhi Solar Policy 2022. The report compiles insights from consultations with three stakeholder groups— residential, commercial and industrial, and institutional stakeholders—during the National Consultation on Delhi Solar Policy’ co-hosted by DDC Delhi and RMI India on May 12 2022 at the India International Centre.

DDC Delhi monitored and compiled data on the progress and impact of various policies of the Delhi Government from 2015 to 2022 and released a comprehensive performance report on many flagship policies across 10 key sectors.

DDC Delhi released the ‘Roadmap for 100% Delivery Electrification in Delhi,’ the final synthesis report on the Deliver Electric Delhi pilot at the third Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Forum on April 19, 2022. This report provides insights from implementing the ‘Deliver Electric Delhi’ pilot project — initiated by DDC, RMI, and RMI India in June 2019 — and compiles its findings into a roadmap that can lead to 100% electrification of last-mile delivery service fleets in Delhi by 2030.

DDC Delhi released the ‘Residential EV Charging Guidebook,’ in partnership with WRI India, on February 28 2022 to encourage all residential societies (old neighbourhood areas, planned colonies, DDA flats, Cooperative Group Housing Societies, government housing societies, employer housing, etc.) based out of Delhi, to promote electric vehicles (EVs) by adopting EV charging in their residential societies. It addresses the common concerns of RWA or residential complexes like space planning (not limited to present EVs), choosing the right mix of EV chargers, power load management, etc., and shares the best practices for RWAs.

DDC Delhi released the ‘Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Guidebook for Shopping Malls in Delhi,’ in partnership with WRI India, on February 4 2022 to simplify and enable the adoption of EV charging at shopping malls in Delhi. The document guides shopping mall owners in understanding the importance of EV charging, assessing the scope for EV charging, details the processes involved for effective decision-making, and sets out the way forward for the planning and implementation of EV charging stations in the parking of malls.

DDC Delhi released the ‘Workplace Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Guidebook for Corporates in Delhi,’ in partnership with WRI India, on November 29 2021 to encourage corporates to join hands with the Delhi Government in promoting EVs by adopting workplace charging.  This step-by-step document guides employers in planning, installing, and managing electric vehicle charging at workplaces in Delhi.

DDC Delhi assisted the Planning Department in conducting a study of 3,450 households availing of the subsidies provided for various government services in Delhi’s 11 districts in March 2020 to assess its cumulative effect on the socio-economic lives of citizens of Delhi as well as on the local economy. The study’s results, compiled in this report, reveal that various subsidies save a city household an average of INR 2,464 per month and have a significant impact on the savings and expenditure of benefitted households. The report recommends that the subsidies may be continued for the socio-economic development of the people living at the bottom of the pyramid.

DDC Delhi supported the Directorate of Economics and Statistics in managing a survey of 9,900 households in Delhi through two rounds of primary data collection over 2021-22 to understand the impact of Covid on livelihoods. DDC, through its research partner IDinsight, supported the survey design, and collection of high-quality data and formulated key takeaways and policy implications from an analysis of the survey’s data.

This report released by DDC Delhi, in partnership with RMI, is a reflection of the discussions and work that took place at the Solutions Workshop hosted on 26 and 27 June 2019 as part of the Urban Mobility Lab initiative in Delhi so that the government and industry leaders can collaborate to design mobility solutions for implementation.  The report shares experiences, key insights, and lessons learned to support policymaking and the scaling of innovative mobility solutions in Delhi and other Indian cities.

A task force constituted by DDC Delhi in 2019 conducted field studies and interviews of relevant stakeholders to evaluate the performance of the Bus Marshals Scheme and subsequently, create an action plan to strengthen the program. The recommendations in the action plan paved the way for a more effective Bus Marshals Program rolled out in late 2019.

DDC Delhi, in collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Institute, released a report summarising insights received from all major industry players and civil society organisations during a series of stakeholder consultations to discuss the draft Electric Vehicle Policy released by the Transport Department of the Delhi Government on 27 November 2018.