Central & Up Govt: Dear officers and Media Friends good evening. It's good for Uttar Pradesh that the Government of India, ministry of MoRTH through Central Institute of Road Transport has chosen Lucknow as Destination for 3 Days Work shop on "Alternative Fuel and Electric Vehicles" . It's a 3 days workshop from 4th December to 6th December. Officers from Ministry of Road Transport, CIRT Pune, senior officers from Maharashtra Road Transport Corporation, Tamilnadu Road Transport Corporation, Andhra Road Transport Corporation and Officers of UPSRTC , total 30 members are taking part in this Workshop. UP Government has recently announced its policy of Electric Vehicles and wish to promote the Electric Vehicles in large numbers in coming days . Government of India, UP Government , UPSRTC are working in similar directions for ensuring Clean and Healthy Transportation system in coming Days. UPSRTC Board has also Approved the Proposal for 50 Electric Buses for UPSRTC to be deployed under GCC (Cross Cost contract- Hybrid Model) in next one year and UPSRTC is working on it and also studying the experience and initiative of other State Government Corporations. The Workshop team will visit UPSRTC HQ tomorrow for Presentation and will visit the Pink Buses and will have detailed interaction with UPSRTC officers on the Alternative Fuel, Electric Buses and Passengers safety and smooth operations. Thank you. Raj Shekhar MD UPSRTC