Press Release, 7 July 2025
The Himachal Pradesh government has been formulating policies with environmental protection in mind, and promotion of e-vehicles and green hydrogen is the need of the hour, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Saturday.
Flagging off 20 e-taxis from Himachal Pradesh Secretariat under the Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgar Start-up Yojana (RGSSY), he said that today, “we are witnessing the adverse effects of climate change and it is imperative for us to have policies that prioritise environmental conservation”.
Under the scheme, the state government provides a 50 per cent subsidy to youth to purchase e-taxis. And so far, Rs 4.22 crore have been disbursed to 59 eligible youth, and a subsidy to 61 more beneficiaries would be released shortly, a statement issued here said.
