K taka minister rolls out 6 EVs to boost rural economy
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Karnataka Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar.. Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Jan 28 : Karnataka Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday rolled out six variants of electric vehicles (EVs) to boost rural economy through cargo transport, ferrying agriculture goods and providing civic amenities. The six EVs of Balan Engineering Ltd will boost rural economy by transporting farm goods, cargo, garbage and commuters, using clean energy as they are battery operated, said Shettar on the occasion.
The six EV variants are loader Vishwas, garbage vehicle Swach Rath, passenger rickshaw B5, sanitizing vehicle, fumigation vehicle and push cart - Kamala.
US-based electric vehicle maker Tesla has registered with the Registrar of Companies in India as Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Ltd. It incorporated itself in Bengaluru on January 8 with an authorised capital of Rs 15 lakh and a paid-up capital of Rs 1 lakh. “Tesla setting up its office in the state is a welcome step. “We will cooperate with it and give it all the facilities to function smoothly,” said Karnataka Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar. No location has yet been finalised for Tesla to set a manufacturing plant in the state, he added. Gaurav Gupta, principal secretary to the government of Karnataka, said the state had been in regular touch with Tesla for the last few months.
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Karnataka Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday said the state ranked first in the country in terms of attracting investment proposals despite coronavirus pandemic related hardship. He said, according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIT) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as many as 95 investment proposals have been registered in the state amounting to Rs 1,54,937 crore. This has made our state the first in the country in terms of investment proposals, Shettar was quoted as saying by his office in a release. He was speaking after inaugurating a webinar on Procurement of cheaper electricity for industries through open access in Karnataka organised by ASSOCHAM.