Mumbai, May 14 -- : Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for fuel conservation and promotion of indigenous resources, the Maharashtra government has initiated a series of strict energy-saving and cost-cutting measures across departments. A government circular outlining the new directives has recently been issued, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has begun implementing the decisions from his own office.
According to decisions taken during a recent high-level meeting, the number of vehicles in the convoy of the Chief Minister and all ministers has been reduced by 50 percent with immediate effect. During official tours and outstation visits, convoys will not be allowed to exceed the prescribed limit. Police Commissioners an...