As part of its efforts to promote electric vehicles in the country, the Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy Mr. R K Singh has written to all the union ministers including the minster of states (independent charge) and chief ministers of all the states/UTs to join the Government of India’s initiative on transformative mobility and advice their respective ministries/departments to convert their fleet of official vehicles from present internal combustion engine (ICE)/petrol/diesel vehicles to electric vehicles for all official purposes.
Such an action is expected to set an example for the general public and encourage them to switch over to E-Mobility. The initiative is part of ongoing Go Electric Campaign launched by Government of India to promote Electric Vehicles (EVs) to meet multiple objectives – attaining goal of reduction in emission, energy security, energy efficiency etc.