News: Haryana Makes EV Charging Mandatory in Buildings-10-06-2026

EV charging infrastructure is now compulsory in residential and non-residential buildings across Haryana, after the Town and Country Planning Department amended the Haryana Building Code (HBC)-2017. The change follows a public notice of April 27, 2026 inviting objections and suggestions.

Group housing societies, cooperative housing projects and RWA-managed residential complexes with parking for at least 10 cars must provide one EV charging spot for every five parking spaces. The rules also require all parking spaces to be equipped with EV charging points. Non-residential buildings such as shopping complexes, malls, hotels and offices with parking for at least 10 cars must provide one charging station for every three spaces, and all slots must be EV-ready with conduits and electrical infrastructure.

Charging infrastructure is exempt from Floor Area Ratio (FAR) calculations. The notice, issued by additional chief secretary Anurag Agarwal, allows charging spots in basement and stilt floors subject to fire and electrical safety norms certified by the Fire Department. EV infrastructure must be disclosed when applying for occupancy certificates (OC). In existing buildings, apartment owners or allottees may install chargers in their designated outdoor or basement parking spaces after clearances from the Fire Department and the power distribution company.

A senior DTCP official said the step was urgently needed given growing EV adoption.

The amendment comes a month after a controversy in Gurugram’s high-rise societies, when the Haryana Fire Department termed basement charging points "not permissible" and linked their removal to Fire NOC renewals. Several RWAs asked residents to dismantle chargers, and reports suggested more than 600 societies faced renewal delays. The department later clarified that no NOC would be denied solely over EV chargers and that fresh guidelines were being drafted, but many societies kept removing them, residents said on social media.

Sunil Sareen, vice president of Imperial Garden RWA in Sector 102, welcomed the policy and sought government support for existing RWAs. His society has equipped 125 parking spaces at a cost of around Rs 10 lakh, with individuals paying Rs 10,000 for a connection. Rahul Kumar, who lives in an affordable housing society on Pataudi Road, said the policy should cover affordable societies with parking too.