TheHimachal Pradeshcabinet on Tuesday approved the draft electric vehicle policy to promote sustainable transport system. The said the policy aims to makeHimachala global hub for electric mobility development and manufacturing and to create public and private charging Infrastructure for electric vehicles. It is also going to provide subsidy and incentives to theelectric vehiclesmanufacturing industries.
The council of ministers, chaired by chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, also gave its nod to introduce the Sardar Patel University, Mandi, (Establishment and Regulation) bill, 2021 in the state legislative assembly.
In order to double the farmers income by enhancing production and productivity of traditional crops and to improve nutritional security and income of growers, thecabinetdecided to implement Swaran Jayanti Paramparagat Beej Suraksha Avam Samvardhan Yojna in the State.
It gave its nod to provide relaxation for the year 2020-21 to toll units given that traffic was hit from June 2020 to September 2020.