E-autos remain out of service as Rs. 30,000 subsidy per auto delayed in Kerala
E-autos in Kochi remain out of service due to a prolonged delay in receiving government subsidies. The Ernakulam Jilla Autorickshaw Drivers Cooperative Society has taken the matter to the High Court to recover the promised funds.
Why it matters
The delay highlights bureaucratic hurdles in implementing green public transport initiatives and the financial strain on cooperative societies.
A substantial number of e-autos, from among the 105 that were operating feeder trips from Kochi Metro stations, and were pulled out of service a year ago because of an alleged delay in getting the government subsidy of ₹30,000 per e-auto, continue to gather rust at different parking lots in the city.
Thirty of them were being operated by the Ernakulam Jilla Autorickshaw Drivers Cooperative Society (EJADCS), which had set apart ₹9 lakh as “working capital” to procure and operate them from metro stations.
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