LECCS was approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards in 2023 and published as IS 17017 (Part 2/Section 7):2023. It defines a single connector that supports both AC and DC charging for light electric vehicles, developed with input from NITI Aayog, the Department of Science and Technology, ARAI and industry.
Before LECCS, most two-wheeler brands used proprietary plugs, which made public charging hard to share. A common connector allows interoperable public charging for two- and three-wheelers, and several leading manufacturers have adopted it.