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No. Puducherry Friday 7th November 2025
(16 Kartika 1947)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY CHIEF SECRETARIAT (ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE AND SCHEDULED TRIBES WELFARE)
(G.O. Ms. No. 13/ADW&STW/A2/2025, Puducherry, dated 05th November 2025)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to make the
following rules, namely:–
"Mu d ha l v a r i n Pud hu ma i Pe n n Sc he me fo r Pu r c ha s e o f e-Sc o o t e r s o n sub s i d y b y Wo r king Wo me n a nd Co l l e ge -Go i ng Female Students, 2025"
2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide
the I.D. No. E.Comp. No.31258/FD/FC/F5/A1/25-26, dated 08-08-2025.
(By order of the Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor)
K. CANDANE @ SIVARADJANE, Under Secretary to Government
(Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare).
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RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "MUDHALVARIN PUDHUMAI PENN SCHEME FOR PURCHASE OF E-SCOOTERS ON SUBSIDY BY WORKING WOMEN AND COLLEGE-GOING FEMALE STUDENTS, 2025"
1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called the "Mudhalvarin Pudhumai Penn Scheme for the purchase of e-scooters on subsidy by working women and college-going female students, 2025".
(ii) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
(iii) They shall come into force from the date of publication of
this Notification, in the Official Gazette.
2. Objective.— The objective of the Scheme is the upliftment of women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Union territory of Puducherry with a special focus on empowering women by enabling them to purchase women-friendly two-wheelers and to facilitate their commute to enterprises, places of employment and engagements with Banks and Community-based Institutions/Colleges.
3. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires:–
(a) "Appellate Authority" means, the Secretary to Government,
in-charge of the Department;
(b) "Department" means Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Puducherry, implementing the "Mudhalvarin Pudhumai Penn Scheme for purchase of e-Scooters on subsidy by Working Women and College-Going Female Students, 2025";
(c) "Government" means the Administrator of Union territory of Puducherry appointed by the President of India under Article 239 of the Constitution;
(d) "Secretary" means the Secretary to Government of Puducherry in-charge of the subject of Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare;
(e) "Scheduled Caste" means the castes specified in the Constitution (Puducherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964 as amended from time to time;
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(f) "Scheduled Tribes" means the tribes specified in the
Constitution (Puducherry) Scheduled Tribes Order, 2016 as amended
from time to time;
(g) "Director" means the Director of Adi Dravidar Welfare and
Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, Puducherry;
(h) "Union Territory" means the Union territory of Puducherry;
(i) "Form" means the form appended to these rules;
(j) "e-Scooter" means a category L1 (Motorcycle without gear)
or L2 Motorcycle, as defined under Sections 2(i) and 2(ib) of the Motor
Vehicle Act, 1988, fitted with an electric motor and shall be a Battery
Operated Vehicle as defined under Section 2(u) of the said Act, equipped
with advanced batteries and eligible for demand incentive under the
PM e-Drive Scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries;
(k) "Advanced Battery" means the new generation batteries
such as Lithium Polymer, Lithium Iron Phosphate, Lithium Cobalt Oxide,
Lithium Titanate, Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt, Lithium Manganese
Oxide, Metal Hydride, Zinc Air, Sodium Air, Nickel Zinc, Lithium Air,
Lithium Iron Manganese Phosphate (LFMP), Sodium-Iron, Solid State
Electrolyte Battery and other similar chemistries under development or
use;
(l) "Valid Licence" means a driving licence issued by a
Competent Authority authorising the holder to drive the respective class
of vehicle for which the subsidy is sought;
(m) "Working Woman" means a woman engaged in any gainful
employment in the organized or unorganized sector; and
(n) "College Student" means a female student above 18 years
of age pursuing education in a recognized Institution.
4. Eligibility.— The following shall be the eligibility conditions
for grant of financial assistance under these rules:–
(a) The applicant must belong to a Scheduled Castes or
Scheduled Tribes community recognized by the Union territory of
Puducherry;
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(b) The applicant must belong to this Union Territory by virtue
of birth or continuous residence of not less than five years;
(c) The total annual family income of the applicant should not
exceed 8,00,000;
(d) The applicant's age shall not be less than 18 years and
should not exceed 40 years as on the date of application;
(e) Applicants who are employed in Central/State Government
or in PSU/Autonomous Bodies/Institutions or Bank under the Central
and State Government are not eligible to apply;
(f) Only one woman/female student per family shall be eligible
to avail the benefit once in her life time;
(g) The applicant availing assistance under the Prolonged
Disease or e-Auto Subsidy Scheme is not eligible;
(h) The applicant should possess a valid Motorcycle Without
Gear (MC-WOG) or Motorcycle With Gear (MC-WG) Driving Licence
issued by the Competent Authority;
(i) The applicant must not have availed any similar subsidy
under any other State/Central Scheme for the same purpose;
(j) In the case of student applicants, the applicant must have
secured a Minimum 75% marks or equivalent overall grades in the Class
XII Board Examination (in case of a UG student) OR 60% marks or
equivalent CGPA/division in the UG examination (in case of a PG student)
OR 60% marks or equivalent CGPA/division in the PG examination (in
case of a doctoral student), whichever may be the last examination/
degree completed by the applicant;
(k) Priority shall be given to working women residing in remote
areas, women-headed households, deserted women, destitute widows,
and unmarried women above 35 years of age; and
(1) Working women applying under the Scheme shall produce
sufficient proof of any gainful employment at the time of application
such as: e-Shram Card with a Universal Account Number (UAN), salary
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regular cash deposits, utility bills or a rent agreement if the enterprise
is a small household business, valid street vendor licence issued by a
Local Body, etc.
5. Application.— Application shall be made in the form prescribed
as Annexure-I to this notification with the following documents:–
(a) Copy of the Birth Certificate;
(b) Nativity/Residence, Caste and Income Certificate obtained
from an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of Deputy
Tahsildar;
(c) Copy of the Aadhaar Card;
(d) Copy of valid Motorcycle Without Gear (MC-WOG) or
Motorcycle With Gear (MC-WG) driving licence;
(e) The applicant has to submit original invoice of the vehicle
with details of the price of the vehicle;
(f) Applicants shall apply only online through https://
edistrict.py.gov.in or through the Department's Website;
(g) The applicant who claims to be a working woman must
produce documents such as the Employee Provident Fund (EPF),
Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESI), e-Shram Card with Universal
Account Number, salary slip, payment record, employer testimony, bank
statement showing regular cash deposits, utility bill or valid street
vendor licence issued by a Local Body;
(h) In the case of students, the applicant must produce mark
sheet of S.S.L.C./H.S.C., Undergraduate/Postgraduate examination
whichever is the last completed, along with a bona fide Certificate from
the current Institution of study;
(i) The vehicle must be registered in the name of the applicant;
(j) Proof to establish membership of priority category, wherever
applicable; and
(k) Declaration in the 10 stamp paper.
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6. Methodology of Selection.— (a) All applications shall be
scrutinized by the concerned Welfare Inspector or any authorized official
of the Department and only eligible applications shall be considered.
(b) Eligible applications shall be selected on first-come, first-
served basis.
7. Pattern of assistance.— (a) A subsidy of 75% of the cost of
the e-scooter or 1,00,000 whichever is less will be paid after availing
the Central subsidy under the PM e-Drive (FAME-III) Scheme, with a
maximum of 5,000 per vehicle, to the beneficiary's account.
(b) The total cost of the e-scooter will be the base price of the
motorcycle excluding GST, Insurance, Registration Fee, Service charges
(if any), Motor Vehicles Tax (Road Tax), Cost of Accessories or any other
optional cost.
(c) The payment shall be made by the following methods
(i) In case, the beneficiary purchased the e-Scooter: The
applicant has to submit the original invoice to the Department and
the subsidy amount will be credited to the beneficiary's account.
However, the date of purchase of the e-scooter as reflected in the
invoice shall be subsequent to the date of notification of these
rules in the Official Gazette.
(ii) In case, the beneficiary has not purchased the e-Scooter:
The applicant has to pay 25% of the total cost of the vehicle (as
defined in clause 7(b)) as initial payment to the dealer and has to
submit the invoice for the amount. The subsidy amount will be
credited to the dealer's account.
(d) The Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare
Department shall ensure compliance with the instructions of the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which state that, in accordance
with the provisions of the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment)
Act, 2019, the Union Territory Government shall mandate the use of
Aadhaar authentication for beneficiaries, as per Section 7 of the Aadhaar
Act, 2016.
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8. Powers of the Director.— The Director shall have powers:–
(a) To reject any applicant for the reasons to be recorded in
writing;
(b) To determine the eligibility or otherwise in doubtful cases; and
(c) To recover the subsidy under any circumstances for reasons
to be recorded in writing.
9. Recovery/Cancellation of the Subsidy.— Before distribution of
the subsidy under this Scheme, an undertaking shall be obtained from
the beneficiary to the effect that she will not sell/lease or transfer the
vehicle for a period of 5 years and in case, it is proved or subsequently
found that the information furnished by her is false, or if, the e-scooter
has been sold/leased or transferred (even if such selling is an
unregistered) or if, she ceases to have possession of the vehicle, or if
it is continuously used by any person other than the beneficiary or her
family members, the total subsidy shall be liable for recovery as arrears
of land revenue in accordance with the Revenue Recovery Act.
10. To whom the application should be made.— The application
in the prescribed form shall be made to the Director for the Puducherry
region, Assistant Director for the Karaikal and Yanam regions and to
the Regional Administrator Mahe, for the Mahe region. The Regional
Administrator, Mahe, shall forward any applications received to the
Director, Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare,
Puducherry, for further processing.
11. Interpretation.— If any doubt arises as to the interpretation
of these guidelines, the same shall be referred to the Government and
the decision of the Government shall be the final.
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ANNEXURE – I
(see Rule 5)
APPLICATION FOR "MUDHALVARIN PUDHUMAI PENN SCHEME FOR THE PURCHASE OF E-SCOOTERS ON SUBSIDY BY WORKING WOMEN AND COLLEGE-GOING FEMALE STUDENTS, 2025"
Application No.
1. Name of the applicant :
2. Father / Husband's Name :
3. Gender
:
Affi x R ec en t pa ss port si ze p h ot ogr a p h
4. Date of Birth :
5. Nativity / Residence :
6. Address (with PIN Code) :
7. Educational Status :
8. Percentage of Marks :
(S.S.L.C./H.S.C./UG and currently pursuing any studies)
9. Name of the Organization/ :
E mp l o ye r ( fo r wo rki ng women)
10. Experience :
11. Caste :
12. Valid Driving Licence No. :
and Date of expiry of Licence
13. Contact Number :
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14. Aadhaar Card Number :
15. Invoice No. and date :
(original)
14. Annual Family Income :
Declaration
I ................................. W/o., D/o. ...................................... , hereby assure that the e-scooter which I got under the "Mudhalvarin Pudhumai Penn Scheme for the purchase of e-scooters on subsidy by working women and college-going female students, 2025" will be used only for the purpose for which it has been given. I shall not sell/lease/transfer the vehicle to any other person for a period of five years. In case, any misuse is found, the subsidy granted for the vehicle shall be treated as a debt, and I shall repay the total cost along with the prescribed interest, as may be determined by the Government.
Place :
Signature of the Applicant. (with full Name in BLOCK LETTERS)
Date :
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