Delhi govt to induct only e-autos from now, one-third permits reserved for women
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi govt to induct only e-autos from now, one-third permits reserved for women

Hindustan Times  

Soon, Delhi will have women driving auto-rickshaws on the capital roads, with the government deciding to reserve 33% of at least 4,000 auto permits for women. Sunita Chaudhary, Delhi’s first and currently the only woman auto driver, said she applied for a permit for an e-auto. Sunita Chaudhary, Delhi’s first and currently the only woman auto driver, said she applied for a permit for an e-auto as soon as she got wind of the e-auto roll-out from the motor licensing officer at Rajpur Road a few days ago. A senior transport official, on condition of anonymity, said the department will soon start granting auto permits on the basis of the light motor vehicle driving licence of the applicant. Once that is done, the selected applicants will get one month’s time to get a PSV badge for which the transport department will provide a one-stop solution,” the official said.

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Monitor Delhi entry points: Top court takes note of India Today pollution report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Monitor Delhi entry points: Top court takes note of India Today pollution report

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi Police to set up check posts at all 113 entry points after taking note of an India Today report that revealed how polluting diesel trucks and buses were freely plying on the roads despite a ban. The top court bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih blasted the Delhi …

Delhi approves BS VI-compliant diesel vehicles for inter-state carriage
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi approves BS VI-compliant diesel vehicles for inter-state carriage

Business Standard  

The Delhi government will allow the registration of all BS VI-compliant diesel vehicles for inter-state stage carriage in the national capital. In an order on July 24, the Supreme Court had modified its previous order to pave way for the registration of all BS VI-compliant diesel vehicles in Delhi, irrespective of their requirement for the G20 summit. the competent authority …

2 million vehicles in Delhi don’t have pollution control certificate
2 years, 3 months ago

2 million vehicles in Delhi don’t have pollution control certificate

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 2 million vehicles in the national capital do not have valid pollution under control certificate, according to data shared by the Delhi government which has announced a citywide campaign against polluting vehicles head of the winter when air pollution peaks in the Capital. The Delhi government has made it mandatory for vehicle owners to show a valid Pollution control …

Delhi: 500 women drivers brace up to hit streets in e-autos
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: 500 women drivers brace up to hit streets in e-autos

India Today  

Electric autos have hit the streets of Delhi as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off a fleet of e-autos at the Indraprastha Bus Depot on Thursday. ENCOURAGING WOMEN DRIVERS The government has also done colour coding as per which autos driven by men will be blue in colour and women will drive lilac-coloured autos. On March 3, 2022, a total …

Delhi government to hire only electric vehicles for official purposes
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi government to hire only electric vehicles for official purposes

India Today  

In order to thrust ahead with its effort of reducing air pollution in the capital city, the Delhi government from now onward will only lease/hire electric vehicles for all official purposes, said a committee formed by the incumbent Delhi government for formulating policies on electric vehicles. The revised guidelines by the committee stated: “All leased/hired cars used for the commute …

Woman bus drivers to soon hit roads as Delhi Transport Department eases eligibility criteria
2 years, 10 months ago

Woman bus drivers to soon hit roads as Delhi Transport Department eases eligibility criteria

India Today  

In a bid to increase the number of women bus drivers on the roads of the national capital, the Delhi Transport Department on Tuesday approved the proposal to ease eligibility criteria for women drivers on DTC and cluster buses. Eligibility criteria for women bus drivers - As per the revised eligibility criteria, women applicants applying for the post of driver …

Thousands of E-Auto Rickshaws to Ply on Delhi Roads in Next 2 Months: Gahlot
2 years, 10 months ago

Thousands of E-Auto Rickshaws to Ply on Delhi Roads in Next 2 Months: Gahlot

News 18  

Hundreds of e-buses and thousands of e-auto rickshaws will be running on the roads of the national capital in the next two months, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said last week. Last week, the department held a computerised draw of lots for nearly 20,000 applicants to select 2,855 men and 743 women for issuing e-auto rickshaw permits. In October last …

Draw of lots for over 4,000 e-auto permits in Delhi; 1/3rd reserved for women
2 years, 10 months ago

Draw of lots for over 4,000 e-auto permits in Delhi; 1/3rd reserved for women

Hindustan Times  

Soon, auto-rickshaws plying in the Capital will be of the electric variant. The transport department held a computerised draw of lots on Monday to allot 4,261 e-auto permits and letters of intent will be issued to all successful applicants by February 28, the department said. Monday’s draw of lots was held after the Supreme Court, in a landmark decision on …

Delhi: Recruitment norms eased for women bus drivers. Details here
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi: Recruitment norms eased for women bus drivers. Details here

Live Mint  

Delhi government has relaxed two criteria for recruitment of women drivers for DTC and cluster buses in the city - the height and experience criteria. The criterion for the minimum height has been reduced from 159 cm to 153 cm and on the other hand experience period after issuance of Heavy Motor Vehicle license has been lowered to one month …

Delhi govt relaxes norms, eligibility criteria to recruit more women as bus drivers
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi govt relaxes norms, eligibility criteria to recruit more women as bus drivers

India Today  

With an objective to provide more employment opportunities for women, the Arvind Kejriwal government relaxed the norms for women drivers to apply as bus drivers within its Delhi Transport Corporation operations. In another move, the Delhi government has also proposed to provide free one-month training in its Burari Drivers Training Institute to women drivers who want to earn the Heavy …

Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but 42% of them ‘invalid’
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but 42% of them ‘invalid’

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but 5.6 million or 42% of them are “invalid”, an analysis by the state transport department showed on Monday. Delhi had 13,402,875 registered vehicles as on January 31, of which 7,771,075 have been categorised as “active” vehicles by the transport department. The analysis was carried out by the transport department after it de-registered 101,639 …

Delhi Govt Policy To Issue Permits Solely To E-Auto Rickshaws Not Arbitrary : Supreme Court Rejects Bajaj's Plea
3 years ago

Delhi Govt Policy To Issue Permits Solely To E-Auto Rickshaws Not Arbitrary : Supreme Court Rejects Bajaj's Plea

Live Law  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dismissed the application filed by Bajaj Auto Limited seeking declaration that the On hearing the parties and perusing their affidavits, a bench comprising Justices L. Nageshwar Rao, B.R. Mr. Patil submitted that the Court had set a cap of one lakh permits with respect to vehicles plying on the roads of Delhi. Out of these …

How Delhi Govt is Aiming to Transform Public Transport
3 years, 2 months ago

How Delhi Govt is Aiming to Transform Public Transport

News 18  

Keeping pace with the changing times, the Delhi Transport Department is working on ways to transform the national capital’s public transport system. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot in an interview with IANS talked about electric vehicles, the participation of more women in public transportation and other initiatives by the Delhi government to “revolutionise the system". After e-auto, what are the …

Delhi Transport Department Opens Registrations For Over 4,000 E-Rickshaws in City
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Transport Department Opens Registrations For Over 4,000 E-Rickshaws in City

News 18  

Delhi will become the first city in the country to have the highest number of electric autos running on its roads as registrations for 4,261 such vehicles have been opened up by the Delhi Transport Department on Monday. To support self-employment and wide ownership of e-autos, a Purchase Incentive of Rs 30,000/- per vehicle shall be provided to the registered …

Delhi Cabinet Nod for Financial Aid for Drivers of Autos, Taxis Hit by Lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Cabinet Nod for Financial Aid for Drivers of Autos, Taxis Hit by Lockdown

News 18  

The Delhi Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 5,000 financial assistance to all individuals holding public service badge of para-transit vehicles and others in the wake of the lockdown here amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. “The Delhi Cabinet today approved Rs 5,000 financial assistance to all individuals holding public service badge of para-transit vehicles and permit …

Delhi Govt Issues Order to Reserve 5 Percent Parking Space for Electric Cars, Install EV Chargers
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Govt Issues Order to Reserve 5 Percent Parking Space for Electric Cars, Install EV Chargers

News 18  

Taking forward Delhi’s ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign, Power Minister in AAP-Led Delhi government Satyendar Jain has directed all buildings like malls, shopping complexes, cinema halls/multiplexes, office spaces, hotels, restaurants, hospitals with parking capacity of over 100 vehicles to set aside at least 5 percent of parking capacity for electric vehicles with suitable EV chargers. The Delhi government recently ordered all its …

Odd-Even: CM seeks transport dept's views on exemption to women, two wheelers, CNG vehicles
5 years, 3 months ago

Odd-Even: CM seeks transport dept's views on exemption to women, two wheelers, CNG vehicles

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought the transport department's views on exemption to women, two wheelers and CNG-run vehicles in the odd-even scheme which will be implemented during the November 4-15 period. Like the last two editions of the road-rationing scheme in 2016, the government may exempt all these categories this year as well, sources in the transport …

50k vehicles in Delhi undergo pollution test daily, over 4 lakh certificates issued since Sept 1
5 years, 3 months ago

50k vehicles in Delhi undergo pollution test daily, over 4 lakh certificates issued since Sept 1

India TV News  

Vehicle owners in the national capital are making beelines at pollution under check certification centres since implementation of the amended Motor Vehicles Act on September 1, with over four lakh such certificates been issued since the beginning of the month. According to an official, each day on an average 50,000 vehicles undergo the test for a certificate of meeting emission …

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