Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised the maximum hiring charges for private vehicles used by different state government offices.
The revision has been made after a gap of five years as the last modification was done in 2019. The revised rate came into effect from May 27.
As per a notification issued by the Finance Department, the revised charges are now applicable to all private vehicles hired for official use across government offices.
The hiring charges for vehicles used by Apex Scale Officers and Ministers have been revised to Rs 50,400 per month from the previous Rs 42,000.
Likewise, the hiring charges for vehicles used by Blocks,Tehsils and other field offices has been enhanced from Rs 31,000 to Rs 37,200, while Collectors/SPs can now hire vehicles at Rs 44,400, compared to Rs 37,000 fixed earlier.
This apart, for institutional transport, the rates for buses used by colleges and training institutes have been revised depending on seating capacity- for 15-seater Rs 58,500, for 25-seater Rs 71,500, and for 32-seater Rs 90,000.
Special category vehicles like TATA Ace (LGV) are capped at Rs 33,500, and Mahindra/Bolero/Tata pickups at Rs 42,000.
This apart, the government has specified minimum mileage requirements, ranging from 6 to 17 km/l, depending on the vehicle type.
The revision aims to rationalise and standardise vehicle hiring across government departments, ensuring fair compensation in light of rising fuel and maintenance costs.