The government will soon launch a web portal that will facilitate application and claiming of subsidy on electric vehicles (EVs). According to information received from the RTO here last year the number of electric two-wheelers registered in the district was 241 which has increased to 702 in the first six months this year. Similarly, the number of electric cars has increased from four to 54.
Assistant RTO (admin), Rajeev Chaturvedi said the government is going to provide facilities to promote the sale of electric vehicles and preparations are being made to launch a portal by the Transport department. A subsidy of `5,000 will be given to those buying electric two-wheelers and `1 lakh on car, he said.
After the launch of the portal, buyers will have to apply on the portal for subsidy. The subsidy will be transferred after five-level checking right from the dealer to the transport commissioner, Chaturvedi said adding that registration is also being done free of cost.
An EV dealer Dev Tiwari said e-scooty costing between `65,000 and `1.5 lakh is becoming quite popular in the city. He added any EV that has maximum speed limit of 30 kmph does not require registration at RTO. According to the information received from the RTO office, electric cars ranging from `10-30 lakh have been registered in the city.
SUSPENSION RECOMMENDED: The authorities of Allahabad University have written to the Bar Council of India (BCI) recommending suspension of registration of two former law students of the varsity, Ajay Yadav Samrat and Atendra Singh.
AU claims Yadav and Singh were among the main conspirators behind the July 12 violence in university following the death of a student Ashutosh Dubey on the campus on July 11. Yadav along with another student leader Jitendra Dhanraj was arrested and sent to jail in this regard.
In a letter to BCI, AU chief proctor Rakesh Singh has also given information about the case filed against them and the action being initiated by the varsity regarding withdrawing their degrees.
AU Public Relations Officer (PRO) Prof Jaya Kapoor said a request has been sent by AU to suspend the registration or registration process of the two former law graduate students in the Bar Council. The letter has been sent as a formal information and request to the Bar Council against the two former students who are facing disciplinary proceedings.
Meanwhile, AU has suspended a research scholar of the department of Political Science, Manish Kumar for staging a sit-in without permission and inviting former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur to the campus. Issuing a show cause notice to Kumar, AU administration has sought a reply from him within seven days.
Protesting this action, student leaders staged a demonstration at the Students’ Union building and demanded roll back of the decision.
Meanwhile continuing with their protest on the campus of Allahabad University against the ‘dictatorial’ attitude of the varsity authorities and seeking justice for Ashutosh Dubey, the student who recently died, student leaders of AU wrote a letter to the President with their blood.
The agitated student leaders said that they want to apprise the visitor (President) of the prevailing conditions at this central university and that she should take action against the varsity authorities.
The representation of student leaders mentions that the vice-chancellor is ‘illegally’ appointed, fees has been increased and the student union has been defunct for the past many years. “We have written the letter using our blood and apprised the president, chief justice of India and the prime minister about the dictatorship of the university”, said a student leader.