A video of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is going viral on social media. This video is from his home district Kaushambi in which he raised questions about the price of an e-rickshaw being given to the women of self-help groups under the government scheme. When a woman taking an e-rickshaw under this scheme told the price of the e-rickshaw to be around Rs 4 lakh, the Deputy CM was surprised. He immediately instructed the officials to get it investigated. The video of this incident is now going viral rapidly.
According to the information, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya was on a visit to Kaushambi on Sunday. During this, he reviewed the ongoing schemes and development works for women associated with self-help groups and during this time e-rickshaws were also being distributed to the women. When asked about the price of e-rickshaw, when the figure of Rs 4 lakh was revealed, Keshav Maurya expressed surprise at this price from the stage itself.
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What did the Deputy CM say?
In the viral video, Keshav Prasad Maurya can be heard saying that this rate is not right. The price of e-rickshaw is not that high, get its price checked. After this he instructed the Chief Development Officer (CDO) to investigate the price of e-rickshaw and its procurement process. He said that e-rickshaw should be purchased at a reasonable price only.
ordered investigation
He told the officials that generally the price of e-rickshaw is not so high, hence the entire matter should be investigated. After this he instructed the Chief Development Officer (CDO) to investigate the price of e-rickshaw and its procurement process. According to the available report, the investigation will see from which company the vehicle was purchased, what is its actual market price and whether the prescribed procedure was followed in the purchase under the government scheme or not.
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viral on social media
The video of this incident is now going viral on social media. Keshav Prasad Maurya had questioned a woman while giving her the keys of a rickshaw and its video was also recorded. Soon after this he ordered an investigation. Now this video has become a topic of discussion. The starting ex-showroom price of e-rickshaw in India in the year 2026 is around ₹58,000 to ₹1,00,000, while the price of good brand and premium models ranges from ₹1.5 lakh to ₹2.15 lakh. The price of Rs 4 lakh is much more than the market price, now whether there is corruption in this matter or there is some other reason, it will come out only in the investigation.