{"id":670495,"date":"2026-11-13T13:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/670495\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T13:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:16:45","slug":"new-luxury-vehicles-for-ministers-and-chief-secretary-government-approves-purchase-of-24-innova-hycross-cars-at-a-cost-of-rs-9-60-crore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/670495\/","title":{"rendered":"New Luxury Vehicles for Ministers and Chief Secretary; Government Approves Purchase of 24 Innova Hycross Cars at a Cost of Rs 9.60 Crore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has granted approval to purchase new vehicles for the official journeys of state Ministers and the Chief Secretary. The government has decided to spend approximately Rs 9.60 crore to acquire 24 Toyota Innova Hycross vehicles. The decision to buy new vehicles comes in light of the aging official vehicles currently in use and the rising costs of repairs.<\/p>\n

Out of the 24 vehicles authorized, 22 will be allocated for the official needs of the Ministers and the Chief Secretary. The remaining two vehicles will be reserved for protocol requirements related to the visits of distinguished persons, foreign dignitaries, and senior officials arriving in the state. The primary objective behind purchasing these vehicles is to ensure that official travels are more comfortable and secure.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that many vehicles currently used by the Ministers have been in service for several years. Due to their aging condition, frequent technical breakdowns have occurred, leading to substantial expenditures on repair and maintenance. There is also concern that vehicle malfunctions during long-distance travels and official events could negatively affect travel convenience. These concerns have contributed to the decision to purchase new vehicles.<\/p>\n

The responsibility for implementing the purchase process has been assigned to the State Department of Tourism. This department handles the arrangements of vehicles for official trips of Ministers and distinguished guests. Following government approval, the Department of Tourism will undertake the necessary further steps to procure the vehicles.<\/p>\n

According to the allocated budget of Rs 9.60 crore for 24 vehicles, the average cost per vehicle is estimated at Rs 40 lakh. However, detailed information regarding the exact model specifications, taxes, registration fees, and other ancillary expenses has yet to be clarified.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the context of the state\u2019s financial condition and the necessity to regulate government expenditures, the decision to spend such a significant amount on new vehicles may provoke public discussions.<\/p>\n

The justification provided for the purchase is that it will be cost-effective in the long term since the maintenance costs of the existing fleet are considerably high. The new Innova Hycross vehicles will be made available for official use only after the completion of all procedures based on government approval.<\/p>\n

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Original Malayalam report: Malayalam Daily News<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has granted approval to purchase new vehicles for the official journeys of state Ministers and the Chief Secretary. The government has decided to spend approximately Rs 9.60 crore to acquire 24 Toyota Innova Hycross vehicles. The decision to buy new vehicles comes in light of the aging official vehicles currently in use and the rising costs of repairs. Out of the 24 vehicles authorized, 22 will be allocated for the official needs of the Ministers and the Chief Secretary. The remaining two vehicles will be reserved…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":670496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[582,170398,47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-670495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-kerala","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}