Chandigarh, July 21 -- Haryana government on Monday decided to procure 820 e-rickshaws at a cost of over Rs.10 crore for the care and management of livestock in gaushalas of the state.

About a year back, the state government had also procured 800 e-rickshaws for the gaushalas.

The decision to procure e-rickshaws was taken in the high-powered purchase committee meeting that chief minister Nayab Singh Saini presided over here on Monday.

Saini said that under the scheme, gaushalas housing up to 1,000 cattle will be provided one e-rickshaw, while those with more than 1,000 cattle will receive two e-rickshaws. He said the high-powered committee approved the procurement of the e-rickshaws at a cost of Rs.10.25 crore.

Currently, Haryana has ...