Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- The Telangana Cabinet on Friday, August 14, approved the implementation of the Telangana Auto Rickshaw Electric Conversion Scheme with a budget of Rs 200 crore to control pollution in the capital city.

The Cabinet discussed that there are currently 18,766 petrol and diesel autorickshaws in Hyderabad. Under this scheme, eligible auto drivers will be given a maximum subsidy of Rs 1.5 lakh per vehicle.

Auto drivers will have to choose between installing an electric kit in the existing auto or scrapping the old vehicle and buying a new electric auto.

It also decided to extend the deadline for the Hyderabad Industrial Lands Transformation (HILT) policy by another three months, setting October 31 as the new deadline. Th...