Delhi Govt To Provide Rs 5000 Aid To E-rickshaw Owners Who Do Not Have Public Service Vehicle badge

TPI Staff May 4, 2020

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Mumbai: In a recent development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that Rs. 5000 financial assistance will be given to e-rickshaw owners who do not have a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) badges.

“We are giving Rs 5000 to PSV badge holders to help Delhi drivers during the lockdown. Meanwhile, we came to know that thousands of E-rickshaw owners do not have PSV badges. Today the Cabinet has decided to give Rs. 5,000 aid to all such E-rickshaw owners,” CM Kejriwal tweeted.

https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1257223218655408130

The Delhi government said during the first phase of the lockout on April 2 that it would provide financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to each driver of public transport vehicles including autos, taxis and e-rickshaws in the city.

The country is under a lockdown till May 17.

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