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Delhi CM Cuts Convoy by 60% Adding Two EVs as Fuel-Saving Plan Expands Across Government
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Published on 14 May 2026
Her new convoy shrank to just four cars
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has cut her official convoy size by about 60%, using only four vehicles and including two electric cars, while operating with reduced security amid West Asia tensions. Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu also used EVs and urged metro, carpooling, and public transport for energy security and greener air. Gupta announced Metro commute for ministers every Monday, two-day weekly WFH for government offices, a voluntary no-vehicle day, reduced petrol-diesel quotas, and cancelled foreign visits for a year.
- Delhi CM Rekha Gupta reduced her convoy by around 60%
- Carcade now includes only four vehicles, with two EVs
- Ministers and officers to commute by Metro every Monday
- Delhi offices to work from home two days weekly
- Petrol and diesel quotas for officers cut by 20%
- Foreign ministerial visits cancelled for one year and major events paused
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