KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to gradually replace conventional vehicles in its official fleet with electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce fuel expenses, control government expenditures and promote environmentally friendly transportation.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The decision was taken during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Austerity, chaired by Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon on Friday.
Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, relevant provincial secretaries and other senior officials attended the meeting, which reviewed measures to reduce public-sector spending, improve fuel efficiency and assess vehicle requirements across various provincial departments.
The committee approved the purchase of vehicles for the provincial Home Department, Anti-Corruption Establishment and Universities and Boards Department. It also decided that electric vehicles would be given preference in future government vehicle procurement.
Addressing the meeting, Sharjeel Inam Memon said conserving public resources and reducing unnecessary government expenditure remained among the provincial government’s priorities.
He said the government was pursuing measures to control administrative costs while ensuring environmental protection, adding that it wanted to gradually transform the entire government vehicle fleet towards environment-friendly technologies.
The senior minister said prioritising electric vehicles in official purchases would help reduce fuel consumption, lower operational expenses and ease the burden of fuel costs on the national exchequer.
He observed that electric mobility represented the future of transportation and stressed that government institutions should take the lead in adopting cleaner technologies and reducing dependence on conventional fuels.
Memon added that the gradual transition to EVs would also help government departments manage their day-to-day operational expenditures more efficiently.
Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah also supported the initiative, highlighting the environmental impact of emissions from conventional vehicles, particularly in urban centres.
He said vehicle emissions were contributing to deteriorating urban air quality and stressed the need to promote electric mobility across local government institutions as part of broader efforts to improve the urban environment.
The decision marks a step towards introducing cleaner transportation across Sindh’s public-sector fleet, with the provincial government seeking to combine fuel-cost savings, expenditure control and environmental sustainability through the gradual adoption of electric vehicles.
