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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:–

“Mudhalvarin Pudhumai Penn Scheme for Purchase of

e-Scooters on subsidy by Working Women and College-Going

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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No. 82 Poudouchéry Vendredi

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2025

No.

Puducherry

Friday

7th

November

2025

(16 Kartika 1947)

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[PART–II

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”;

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;

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

slip/payment record, testimony from employer, bank statements showing

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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;

(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.

(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

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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[PART–II

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

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/

Employer (for working

women)

10. Experience

11. Caste

12. Valid Driving Licence No.

and Date of expiry of Licence

13. Contact Number

Affix

Recent

passport

size

photograph

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online publication at “https://styandptg.py.gov.in”

Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.

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.

Date :

(with full Name in BLOCK LETTERS)

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