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Enhancement in Awareness Drive Mantri Ambulance Yojna,
electric mobility for Road Safety Clean Fuel, Amnesty,
Motor Driving Training
- Combating Air The 4Es - Enforcement, School Incentive and
Pollution through Education, Emergency & Pollution Centre are put
Green Energy Mission Engineering, gives impetus in place to provide quality
transport infrastructure and
to road safety across the
The Department has set State. Strict law enforcement generating employment in
goals of reduction in air through daily & special this sector.
pollution and GHG and drives by enforcement Schemes like Mukhya
advancement in Bihar’s officers, real-time road Mantri Gram Parivahan
low-carbon development accident data monitoring Yojna (MMGPY), Mukhya
pathways by 2040. Through through iRAD application, Mantri Prakhand Parivahan
“Bihar Clean Fuel Scheme”, regular road safety audits, Yojna (MMPPY), and
it provided incentives for mapping of ambulances Mukhya Mantri Ambulance
replacement of Diesel/ to improve medical care Yojna facilitate passenger
Petrol based Auto Rickshaws facilities, awareness drives transportation system in
with CNG based ones, through print & electronic rural areas and create
1,500+ physical pollution media and creation of Bihar employment opportunities
Road Safety Fund in 2018
testing centers and mobile are some of the initiatives. for the educated youth of
ones across the State. EVs Special focus has been given the weaker sections of the
have been incorporated to Golden Hour Responses society. Under MMGPY
under public transport through 10 Level-II and 36 scheme, the Government
system and incentivization Level-III Trauma centres, has already provided
in electric mobility through trained paramedics with purchase incentives for
EV policy has given impetus lifesaving equipment in more than 45,000 vehicles
to the procurement of the ambulance and and is in the process of
electric vehicles. Multiple availability of Quick Medical streamlining subsidy for
stakeholders have been Response Team. an additional 4,000 buses
consulted through various across the state. Another
platforms and a conclave Implementation of initiative is implementing
on electric mobility has benevolent schemes PM-e-Bus Sewa scheme
been organised. The vision under which the
is EV30@30: i.e. 30% of all Schemes like Mukhya State Cabinet has already
new vehicles registered in Mantri Gram Parivahan approved acquisition of 400
Bihar should be EVs. Yojna (MMGPY), Mukhya electric buses. TT

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