New cars to be purchased for Gujarat Ministers and Secretaries

After taking a decision to buy 26 high-end Toyota Innova CNG AC cars(around Rs.11 lakh each) for the ministers including Chief Minister Narendra Modi, replacing two-year old Chevrolet Optra cars, the Gujarat government has issued a new policy for buying cars for officers of various level.

While Department Secretaries and Principal Secretaries will get Maruti SX4 AC cars(Around Rs 7 lakh each) from department’s budget, Officers below Secretary rank are allowed to buy Mahindra Bolero, Tata sumo, Tata Viktra LX cars in price limit of Rs.5 lakh. District Collectors and District Development officers are allowed to buy non AC diesel Innova(price limit has been fixed at Rs.5.78 lakh). Various Secretariat departments are allowed to buy different cars in Rs.5 lakh limit.