TG considering providing e-scooters to female students: CM

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that the state government is considering providing e-scooters to female college students. Speaking at an event where he felicitated women journalists on the occasion of International Women's Day, he also said the government would examine setting up a forum where complaints against untruths posted on social media can be lodged.

The proposal to distribute e-scooters to female college students, an election promise of the ruling Congress, may not be possible this financial year, but it is under consideration, he said. Talking about measures initiated by the government to make Hyderabad pollution free, he said 2,800 diesel buses of state-run RTC are being shifted out of Hyderabad and there would be no diesel buses in the city by December 9, 2026.

The government is replacing the diesel buses with EV AC buses, he said. Another action plan to retrofit about two lakh autos running on diesel and others as EV vehicles would be introduced soon, he said. The government is not imposing taxes on the purchase of EV vehicles, Reddy said.