Haryana govt imposes ban on purchase of new vehicles

May 01: Amidst ongoing nationwide lockdown, all economic activities have almost come to a halt. It is in this context that the Haryana government on Thursday decided to put a complete ban on the purchase of new vehicles, including cars and jeeps, except buses for public transport and vehicles used for emergency responses during the current financial year.

A decision in this connection was taken at the Cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. n case of urgent need of a new vehicle, outsourcing or hiring of the vehicle should be resorted to rather than the purchase, it decided.

Haryana’s revenue sources have dried up in view of the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown, which has adversely affected all economic activities, and the present measures are aimed to cut down on expenses. Chief Minister Khattar had recently said that Haryana was losing a whopping Rs 4,600 crore revenue.