Gujarat Govt announced EVs subsidy for school & college students & e-3W drivers

The State government has made an announcement about a new scheme for promotion of electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers on the occasion of completion of 11 years of the climate change department in Gujarat. There is a benefit for the school going such as class IX and above and college students who buy electric two-wheelers will get a government subsidy of Rs 12,000 whereas the rickshaw drivers and self-employed persons who purchase electric three-wheelers will get a subsidy of Rs 48,000 per vehicle.

Gujarat Govt announced EVs subsidy

CM Vijay Rupani told that the government has set a target of having 10,000 electric two-wheelers and 5,000 electric three-wheelers on the roads the current year. The government aims to promote e-mobility to curb the pollution levels in the country.

The government also said that 10 public charging stations will be set up in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. Rs 50 lakh has been set aside for installation of these charging stations.

The CM had also released a Climate Action and A Road Map for the future. The event has also marked the virtual signing of 10 MoU between the department of climate change and institutes such as IITs, IIMs, BISAG, Anand Agricultural University and other departments of the government such as GSRTC, Gujarat Gas, GUJCOST, GLPC, the chief town planner, GSTBM and Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat.

Gujarat announces subsidy of Rs 10k on battery vehicles for students

Earlier at the year start, the Government of Gujarat has implemented a program for the promotion of eco-friendly vehicles in which it will distribute the battery-operated vehicles (BOVs) especially two-wheelers to the students of ninth standard and above.

Earlier the subsidy for the students was said to be Rs 10,000. The students opting for BOVs will get the benefit of state subsidy to the tune of Rs 10,000 per vehicle. The program will be carried out by a dealership network of Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) authorized manufacturers.

Talking about the specifications of the electric vehicle (battery-operated two-wheelers), its top speed is 25 km/h has also been distributed to 12th standard students and above with a valid driving license.

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