Pune Municipal Company
PUNE: The a lot-hyped enterprise of the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) To lease e-automotives stays a non-starter even eight months after its approval.
The civic physique had deliberate To lease e-automotives for Daily use by staffers and politicians. The PMC had deliberate to spend Rs23crore on the initiative. As many as 38 electrical automotives have been to be employed on lease for eight years. The agency, which had bagged the contract, Might not curlease the automotives. “We At the second are Looking for completely diffelease businesses. The Prolonged time period Plan of movement Shall be decided accordingly,” said Kunal Khemnar, further commissioner, PMC.
The then standing committee had accredited the proposal in October 2021. It was first tabled in July 2021.
The initiative had confronted opposition from political events As properly as to labour unions. That they had claimed that the transfer will Finish in job loss for drivers, who curleasely drive civic automobiles. Objections have been furtherly raised in the direction of the tendering course of.
However the civic administration had supported the transfer, saying that the transfer Wouldn’t solely assist the PMC To save tons of on gasoline value, However in addition promote environment-nice transport. Based mostly on the PMC knowledge, the civic physique makes use of 107 automotives for Daily use. On A imply, round Rs63,000 is spent on every car. If e-car is used, Rs5,000 Shall be saved per automotive Per thirty days, said officers
As per the proposal, the PMC would buy the e-automobiles at 5% of MRP after The prime of contract interval. The agency, offering the automobiles, was Alleged to curlease drivers and …….