Bhubaneswar: In a transfer to guard the setting from air air pollution, the Odisha authorities has initiated steps to rent electrical automobiles for its use in several authorities workplaces, state transport minister Tukuni Sahu mentioned on Wednesday.
“The Naveen Patnaik government is always concerned about development without environment pollution. Accordingly, we are planning to engage electric vehicles instead of fossil fuel vehicles in different government offices,” Sahu advised reporters right here.
Plan is to have interaction few electrical automobiles in each division and workplace a minimum of in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar metropolis, she mentioned.
Transport commissioner has been requested for fixation of hiring costs of electrical automobiles to be engaged/employed for official use by the departments and different workplaces, together with Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Sahu knowledgeable.
The transport division has been requested to repair the costs contemplating all of the related parameters like value of various classes of automobiles which have come to market, most ceiling for month-to-month operating of EVs, battery alternative, charging value and different prices if any, the sources mentioned.
The state authorities can be going to revise the upkeep value of automobiles, which was fastened lengthy again underneath Rules Regulating Control and Use of Government Vehicles Use, 1978.
As the price of spares, batteries, tyres and tubes and so forth. have elevated manifold, so there’s a have to revise the upkeep value of the automobiles, the supply mentioned.
The Centre has already instructed the ministries/departments to modify over to electrical mobility from petrol and diesel vehicles in respect of automobiles taken on lease/rent for official function.
Notably, the Odisha authorities has already launched its EV Policy, 2021, underneath which, the federal government is offering a subsidy on buy of varied classes of electrical automobiles.
As per official knowledge, the state has distributed practically Rs 2.96 crore to eligible 4488 EV consumers within the state. Of the 16,759 electrical automobiles bought within the state following implementation of the coverage, 5466 automobiles have utilized for subsidy. Of which, 4488 car homeowners have obtained the subsidy quantity.
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Source: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com