Telangana Govt employees to get up to 20% Discount from companies on ElectricVehicles

A first of its kind initiative to reduce #Pollution , #Telangana #GovtEmployees to get up to 20% #Discount from companies on #ElectricVehicles (EVs) purchase, over 5 Lakh State Govt Employees to Benefit, this is a first in India: Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar (@Ponnam_INC)

Some companies have agreed to give a 10-20% discount to Telangana government employees on purchase of Electric Vehicles (EV), two-wheelers and four-wheelers. After multiple rounds of negotiations with leading EV manufacturers Mahindra Electric, Ola Electric, Gravton Motors and Arther Energy agreed to give up to 20% discount, announced Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.
Marking the roll out, Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao and leaders of employees unions placed orders for the vehicles. 

He said that this is a first in India, to encourage adoption of EVs and ensure the State is free of pollution. He spoke about other decisions taken by the government, earlier, including hire or purchase of only EVs for government offices, implementation of zero-tax, zero registration for EVs under Electric Vehicles Policy and others. 
Earlier too, in 2024, the Telangana government, under Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar had announced and executed 100% exemption from road tax and registration fees for electric vehicles, including two-wheelers, four-wheelers, taxis, autorickshaws, goods carriers, tractors, and buses, as part of its public EV policy. “With the additional 20% purchase discount, on top of the existing 100% exemption from road tax and registration fees, Telangana is making EV ownership among the most affordable in the country. By empowering government employees as early adopters, we are accelerating the transition towards cleaner mobility across society,” said Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.*

In a major achievement, the state already operates more than 2,800 electric buses as part of its public transport fleet. “We don’t want Hyderabad to go the Delhi way (with respect to pollution levels). Nearly one lakh auto-rickshaws currently running on petrol, diesel or gas will be retrofitted with electric kits. Along with the introduction of 2800 EV buses, these initiatives will significantly redu