Hyderabad, March 24 -- Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday announced a first-of-its-kind initiative, which encourages the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuel-run vehicles, said the Telangana government on Tuesday.

To encourage this transition, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar secured discounts up to 20% on electric two-and four-wheelers for state government employees. This was done after multiple rounds of negotiations with leading EV manufacturers Mahindra Electric, Ola Electric, Gravton Motors, and Ather Energy. This unique move is expected to translate into savings of up to Rs.4 lakh per employee for around five lakh government employees across the state.

While ann...