The Himachal cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft electric vehicle policy to promote a sustainable transport system for making the hill state a global hub for electric mobility development. The policy will also promote manufacturing of electric vehicles and create public and private charging infrastructure for electric vehicles besides providing subsidies and incentives to the electric vehicles manufacturing industries in the state.
The cabinet which was held here under Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur also gave its nod to introduce The Sardar Patel University, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh (Establishment and Regulation) Bill, 2021 in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly for setting up of new University at Mandi.
To double the farmers income by enhancing production and productivity of traditional crops and to improve nutritional security and income of growers, the cabinet decided to implement ‘Swaran Jayanti Paramparagat Beej Suraksha Avam Samvardhan Yojna’ in the State.
In another decision, the cabinet gave its approval for procurement, supply and distribution of school bags under ‘Atal School Vardi Yojna’ to the school students of class 1st, 3rd, 6th and 9th on the basis of e-tender by Himachal Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. for the year 2020-21. The decision would benefit about three lakh students studying in different government schools of the State, on which an amount of Rs 9 crore would be spent.
