NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, OCT 25
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday launched a scheme to provide electric two-wheelers at subsidised rates to construction and industrial workers of the state.
He launched the ‘Go-Green’ scheme and its portal at a function held at Mahatma Mandir here, and urged workers to take benefit of the initiative, which is aimed at reducing fuel bills and saving the environment by curbing vehicular pollution.
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રીએ રાજ્યના સંગઠિત અને બાંધકામ ક્ષેત્રના શ્રમિકોને યાતાયાત માટે બેટરી સંચાલિત દ્વી-ચક્રી વાહનની ખરીદી પર સબસિડી આપતી ‘ગો-ગ્રીન’ યોજના તથા તે અંગેની મોબાઇલ એપ અને વેબ પોર્ટલનો શુભારંભ કર્યો હતો. તેમણે પાંચ જેટલા શ્રમિકોને ઇ-વ્હીકલ માટેની સબસિડીના ચેક અર્પણ કર્યા હતા pic.twitter.com/p7lM9s1fCD
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) October 25, 2021
Under the scheme, a worker of the organised sector, such as an industrial labourer, would get a subsidy of 30 percent on the vehicle’s price or Rs 30,000, whichever is less, on the purchase of battery-powered two-wheelers.
સંગઠિત અને બાંધકામ ક્ષેત્રના શ્રમયોગીઓના ઉત્કર્ષની રફતાર વધુ તેજ બની. મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલ દ્વારા લોન્ચ કરાયેલ ‘ગો-ગ્રીન યોજના’ હેઠળ શ્રમિકોને ઈલેક્ટ્રીક ટુ-વ્હીલરની ખરીદી માટે મળશે સબસીડી, જેથી તેમને પરિવહનમાં સરળતા ઉપરાંત પર્યાવરણને પ્રદુષણ મુક્ત બનાવવામા પણ મદદ મળશે. pic.twitter.com/Wbnusrhi1o
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) October 25, 2021
For workers in the construction sector, the criteria is 50 percent subsidy or Rs 30,000, whichever is less, a state government release said, adding that e-vehicle buyers of both these categories would get a one-time subsidy on RTO registration and road tax.
- Only government-approved Made in India vehicles will be considered eligible for the scheme.
- Only high-speed models capable of covering a distance of 50 kilometers in one charge are covered under the scheme
“In the initial phase, the state government aims to provide such battery-powered two-wheelers to 1,000 construction workers and 2,000 organised sector workers.
Only government-approved Made in India vehicles will be considered eligible for the scheme.
Moreover, only high-speed models capable of covering a distance of 50 kilometers in one charge are covered under the scheme,” the release informed.
It said eligible workers can use the portal launched during the day to select and book electric two-wheelers by uploading required documents online, and can take delivery from the dealer after his application is approved.
