New Delhi, Aug 27 (FN Agency) As part of the efforts to promote Electric Vehicles in the country, Power Minister RK Singh has written to all the Union Ministers and Chief Ministers to join the Union Government’s initiative on transformative mobility. ‘As part of its efforts to promote Electric Vehicles in the country, the Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy 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,’ the Ministry of Power said in a statement on Friday.
Such an action is expected to set an example for the general public and encourage them to switch over to E-Mobility, it said. The initiative is part of ongoing ‘GO ELECTRIC CAMPAIGN’ launched by the Government to promote Electric Vehicles (EVs) to meet multiple objectives – attaining goal of reduction in emission, energy security, energy efficiency etc.