Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy today launched ‘Ummeed ki Electric Rickshaw’, a unique initiative to empower economically backward women in India.
At a ceremony held in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, Abdullah presented the first electric rickshaw to Kohinoor, a 33-year old single mother with 2 young boys and a mother to support.
MoU with Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria has been signed for technology-specific cooperation in the field of Railways.
Projects to be developed under these MoUs have not been identified yet. Steering and working groups have been established to finalize broad modalities of the proposed agreement with Belgium and to work out the details for the same. Similar arrangements would be made with Austria.
