E-bikes to be given to students in Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi: Provincial Minister for Transport and Mass Transit Punjab Bilal Akbar Khan participated in the inaugural ceremony of Chief Minister Youth E-Bike Scheme which was held at Rawalpindi Medical University Rawal­pindi on Thursday.

Secretary Transport Punjab Ahmad Javed Qazi, Member National Assembly Tahira Aurangzeb, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Hasan Waqar Cheema, Vice Chancellor Rawalpindi Medical University Dr Muhammad Umar and several other high ranking government officers were present on the occasion. Provincial Transport Minister Bilal Akbar Khan during his speech said that Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz wants to make students independent in terms of riding. In the first phase, 1,000 motorcycles will be given in five cities including Rawalpindi, he claimed.

He also said that pollution is a big problem in Punjab, this project will reduce the pollution. Twenty thousand bikes will be given to students in two phases. Female students will also benefit equally from this project, Bilal Akbar Khan assured. He said that students of government and private colleges and universities will be able to apply. Students applying for motorcycles must have a license. The students who will have a learning license are also eligible for applying, he said.

The Provincial Minister said that an e-motorbike can travel 100 kilometres on a single charge. Under the scheme, 30 per cent of the amount will be paid by the Punjab government and there is no interest on it, he assured. A student from any province who is studying in Punjab is also eligible for the scheme, he said.