Pune: More than two months after it was filed, a controversial proposal for renting an electric car was approved by the Permanent Committee Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday.
Now, the Civic body will hire electronic vehicles for the use of staff and politicos everyday, spend around RS 23 Crore on the project.
38 e-cars must be taken for eight years.
The proposal was first submitted in July this year, and continued to be postponed since then.
Opposition parties consistently objections to him, like the PMC trade union.
This step stands to lead to work losses for the driver, which leads to them against the initiative.
Prithviraj Sutar, Shiv Sena leader at PMC, maintained, “Civic administration can buy this vehicle.
Why does it encourage them to rent?” He added that the right tender process was not done and only one agency chosen for this project, Casting doubts about Civil administration intention.
On the other hand, the chairman of the committee stood Hemant Rasane said, “The Department of State Environment wants to promote sustainable transportation and e-car projects have been resolved to reduce pollution,” adding that this step also aims to save public funds.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the amendment was transferred and approved not to use the driver’s service from the agency involved.
With this, almost Rs 28,000 per driver per month per vehicle will be saved.
According to the proposal, after the contract period is complete, PMC must buy this vehicle at 5 percent of the MRP.
Companies that provide vehicles also to provide drivers and take maintenance responsibilities for eight years.
According to estimation, the total project costs are Rs 23.28 Crore, where RS 21.95 Crore will be spent after the end of this financial year.
Public body PMC must assume the responsibility of this post-date expenditure.
In another decision on Tuesday, the citizenship administration plans to issue a tender for river bank development projects.
The RS 4,700 Crore project will be carried out with about 44 km from Riverfront.
Green lights have also been given to establish a blood bank for the Municipal Medical College.
For Graph: Header: Car Move Copulated Used Daily By PMC: 107 Funds Spent per Car, Per Month: Rs 63,000 Savings Per E-Car, Per Month: Rs 5,000 Number of E-Cars On Rental: 38 Duration E-Cars For Rent: 8 Year Total Project Cost: RS 23.28 Crore Amount to be spent after the end of this financial year: RS 21.95 Crore * According to PMC data