Hyderabad, May 13: Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and senior government officials across the country have started adopting fuel saving measures following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to conserve fuel amid the ongoing West Asia crisis.
Several leaders have reduced convoy sizes, shifted to Metro services and increased the use of electric vehicles to support the Centre’s energy conservation initiative.
The nationwide move comes as geopolitical tensions in West Asia continue to raise concerns over fuel supplies, rising import bills and foreign exchange pressure.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reportedly travelled with smaller official convoys on Wednesday.
In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to reduce convoy vehicles by 50 percent.
The Uttar Pradesh government also encouraged work from home arrangements and virtual meetings wherever possible.
Yogi appealed to citizens to use public transport, cycling and electric vehicles more frequently.
He additionally suggested observing a weekly “no vehicle day” to reduce fuel consumption.
Mohan Yadav reduced the number of vehicles in his convoy from 13 to 8.
The Madhya Pradesh government also banned vehicle rallies and advised ministers to avoid unnecessary travel.
In Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that ministers and officials would prioritise carpooling and public transport.
Delhi ministers Ashish Sood and Kapil Mishra travelled to offices using the Delhi Metro.
Bhajan Lal Sharma also instructed officials to minimise convoy vehicles and avoid unnecessary deployment of cars for security arrangements.
In Maharashtra, the government made prior approval mandatory for using official aircraft linked to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s office.
BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay travelled by train from Mumbai to Chiplun to support the fuel saving campaign.
In Gujarat, the Governor announced plans to use trains and state transport buses instead of helicopters and flights for official travel.
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi also cancelled his planned United States visit after Modi’s appeal to reduce foreign travel.
In Bihar, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary began using an electric vehicle for official duties.
Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said he had reduced his official vehicle usage by half.
Earlier this week, Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale travelled through the Mumbai Metro as part of the fuel conservation initiative.
Prime Minister Modi recently urged citizens to reduce fuel consumption, postpone unnecessary foreign travel and avoid non essential imports, including gold purchases.
The Centre is also promoting electric vehicles, Metro rail usage, railway cargo movement and carpooling as part of broader austerity measures.
Officials said the campaign aims to reduce pressure on India’s rising oil import bill amid the continuing international energy crisis.
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