Nitin Gadkari says EV vehicles should be made mandatory for all govt officials

New Delhi : Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday pledged to convert all vehicles in his ministry to EVs and urged other departments to follow suit in a bid to cut India’s oil import dependence. He also suggested that the government should give subsidy to buy electric cooking appliances instead of giving support for buying cooking gas to households.

Gadkari said, “Why don’t we provide subsidy on electric cooking appliances. We already provide subsidy on cooking gas”, while addressing at the launch Go Electric campaign. He was of the view that electricity cooking is clean and will also reduce import dependence for gas. Gadkari suggested that use of electric vehicles should be made mandatory for all government officials.He also urged Power Minister R K Singh to make use of electric vehicles mandatory for officials of his department.

On the campaign launch event “Go Electric”, Uday Narang, Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility said: “We are elated to see that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Power are equally inclined towards the electrification drive of the nation. From setting up 2,877 charging stations in 68 cities to incentivizing the EVs, the government is wholeheartedly supporting the EV stakeholders and players in the country. The “Go Mobility” campaign is designed in such versatile manner that it will benefit both the EV manufacturers and customers.”