Himachal shifting to electric vehicles asks NABARD for help

Shimla : To make Himachal Pradesh a green energy state by 2025, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu urged National Agriculture Bank for Rural Development (NABARD) to provide liberal financial assistance in the electric mobility sector.

He was presiding over a meeting of senior officers of NABARD at Shimla here.

Sukhu said that the government was focusing on shifting from diesel vehicles to electric vehicles in a phased manner to reduce carbon emissions. 

The government will submit a concept paper regarding this to NABARD within a week and subsequently a DPR will be prepared in this context.

Switching to electric vehicles will mitigate climate change and make Himachal Pradesh a green state, resulting in an increase in the influx of tourists, he said.

Sukhu said NABARD should provide generous financial assistance in building schools, marketing infrastructure, food processing units, electric mobility, and solar power projects. 

Stressing on enhancing the income of farmers and making them self-reliant, he also asked to provide financial help in the dairy sector also.