Maharashtra’s so-called green revolution is choking in its own fumes. The state government’s ₹3.5 crore plan for the Nagpur Winter Assembly Session (Dec 8–19) will roll out 500 fuel-guzzling vehicles — 200 cars and 300 jeeps — instead of electric ones, blatantly violating its own Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2025 that mandates all government vehicles be electric.
The transport plan, approved by Tejusingh Pawar, Additional Commissioner (GAD), Nagpur Division, doesn’t mention a single electric or hybrid vehicle. The fleet list reads like a fossil-fuel parade — Indica Vista, Swift Dzire, Etios, Innova, Crysta, Corolla, Ciaz, Tata Sumo, Scorpio, Tavera, Bolero, and Xylo, all AC, all petrol or diesel. Every car must be 2020 or newer, with valid PUC, insurance, and fitness papers, and will operate across Vidhan Bhavan, Ramgiri (the CM’s residence), and other offices — even on weekends.
This isn’t just bureaucratic oversight — it’s hypocrisy on wheels. The EV Policy 2025 boldly claims that all new government vehicles must be electric and that half of official fleets in major cities like Nagpur should run on clean energy. Yet the same government that preaches sustainability is preparing to flood its second capital with exhaust.
Officials call it “temporary hiring,” but the excuse falls flat. As ministers debate climate policy inside Vidhan Bhavan, their convoys outside will still run on diesel, irony, and double standards.
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