No EVs, no passes to enter secretariat: KV to govt staff

ALL government employees coming to the state secretariat in vehicles will have to use electric vehicles (EVs) or else they may not get the requisite passes to enter, said deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo on Saturday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bhubaneswar

He said the state government has taken a policy decision to phase-out petrol or diesel vehicles following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a just energy transition.

"All government employees who come to the secretariat should opt for EVs. Otherwise, passes will not be issued to them to enter the secretariat. Some kind of initiatives will be taken to make people come forward to replace their old petrol-diesel vehicles. This will be the first step that the government is trying to implement," he told mediapersons.