Transport Minister of Delhi Kailash Gahlot on Friday sought the active participation of Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) in the ongoing Delhi Government Switch Delhi campaign. The Minister has written to all the MLAs in Delhi and requested to provide their support to the RWAs in their constituencies and encourage them to be a part of this movement by organising a door-to-door campaign and Nukkad Sabhas.
The ongoing 4th week of the Switch Delhi campaign was launched to encourage Delhites to adopt ‘Electric Vehicles’ (EVs).
In the letter, he urged all the MLAs to take the EV pledge, which is available on ev.delhi.gov.in and make a commitment to contribute to a cleaner Delhi. He also urged them to interact with residents of RWAs in their respective constituencies about EVs and sensitize people about the movement.
The Transport Minister in a statement said “If we want to win this fight against pollution, the whole city will have to come together – just like we came together to fight Dengue and Corona. It is time to commit to switching to EVs and to make this a mass movement, a “Jan Andolan”.
The Delhi Government launched the landmark Delhi Electric Vehicle policy last August. Under the ambitious policy, the state government has undertaken various initiatives like providing purchase incentives, waiver of road tax and registration fee, creating a network of charging infrastructure etc.
The Delhi Government has recently also announced a transition of all leased or hired cars being engaged by the Delhi Government to EVs within the next six months.