Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday reviewed the 'Parivartan' project implemented in August last year to promote e-auto rickshaws in Gurugram during a meeting of the officials concerned called at the Public Works Rest House in Gurugram.
During the meeting, Khattar also interacted with the representatives of Haryana Auto Driver Association about this project and apprised them about the decisions taken in the meeting.
Interacting with the representatives of the Auto Drivers' Association, Khattar said that air pollution is a big issue in Gurugram, which is a matter of concern for the National Green Tribunal, the Supreme Court and Gurugram residents. Taking a serious note of the increasing pollution levels Project 'Parivartan' was launched in Gurugram in August last year, in which incentives are being given to auto drivers who buy e-autos by replacing their diesel or petrol autos.
"I have also received the letter regarding the problems and difficulties faced by you, which was also discussed in the meeting," said Khattar while interacting with the representatives of the Auto Drivers Association. Informing about the decisions taken , he said that as per the decision of the National Green Tribunal, diesel vehicles which are 10 years old and petrol vehicles older than 15 years cannot ply in the NCR region. Keeping this decision in mind, in the first phase, diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years will be banned from the roads in Gurugram. Auto drivers falling in this category will be given sufficient time to change their autos, he informed.
Khattar said that for their convenience, a camp will be organized on March 10 in which auto drivers can apply for new e-autos by giving their old autos. For this, the process will be simplified. In this way, the driver who changes the old auto will be given an amount of Rs 7500 along with the certificate by the scrap agency, he added .
The Chief Minister said that after showing that certificate, when he buys a new e-auto, then he will get Rs. 30,000 from Gurugram Municipal Corporation, in addition to Rs. 35000 being given under the scheme run by Central Government. In this way, the auto driver who changes the old auto will get a benefit of more than Rs. 80,000. Not only this, these auto drivers will also be assisted in getting the remaining amount financed from a bank to buy a new e-auto, added Khattar.
The Chief Minister also announced that the first auto driver who applies under the above process will be given a cash reward of Rs. 21,000 on his behalf. He also said that according to the decision of the NGT, the rule of ban on plying of diesel and petrol vehicles older than 10 and 15 years will be strictly implemented from April 1, 2022.
Khattar said that it is the priority of the State Government to implement the orders of the NGT to reduce the level of air pollution in Gurugram. He said that about 100 charging stations would be provided by the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram for e-autos. Besides this, private agencies will also be able to set up charging points.
Meanwhile, the Auto union representatives apprised the Chief Minister that according to an estimate, the auto driver saves about Rs 250 per day by replacing old auto with e-auto. Along with this, he also said that the auto driver association is with the government in this matter.
Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, D.S Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, V. Umashankar, Chairman, Pollution Control Board, P. Raghavendra Rao, Public Safety Advisor to Chief Minister, Anil Rao, Chief Executive Officer, GMDA, Sudhir Rajpal, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Navdeep Singh Virk, Police Commissioner, Kala Ramachandran, Municipal Commissioner, Mukesh Ahuja, Deputy Commissioner, amongst others Nishant Kumar Yadav, Additional Deputy Commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena, and representatives of Haryana Auto Driver Association were present in the meeting.
CM LISTENS TO PROBLEMS OF RWA, GIVES ASSURANCE FOR REDRESSAL
While listening to the problems of the members of the Resident Welfare Associations during an interaction programme held in Gurugram, Khattar said that work will be done to develop safe, convenient and as per the future needs Group Housing Societies across the state so that people living in these societies can get all the necessary facilities in a time-bound manner. The problems of the people in these societies will also be resolved at the earliest, he said.
During the interaction, the Chief Minister gave a patient hearing to the problems and suggestions shared by the RWAs and assured to readdress their problems. It is the endeavour of the government that people in residential areas should get timely benefit of all types of services and facilities, said Khattar. He said that a seminar would be organised soon through Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority, in which RWAs can share their problems and suggestions. Town and Country Planning Department and Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran will also participate in this seminar.
The chief minister said that a committee would be constituted for the inquiry of all the complaints received by the Government regarding the building. Completion certificates will be given to the builders in a time-bound manner in the state and the accountability of the builders, as well as the contractors, will be fixed, he added.