Hospital offers staff interest-free loans for hybrid cars

Coming out in support of the Delhi government’s odd-even car curbs to lower vehicular pollution, a leading hospital in the city is giving interest-free loans to its employees willing to buy hybrid or electric vehicles, which are exempt under the scheme.

In addition to this, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute is also planning to give financial support and interest-free loans to its employees to convert fossil fuel vehicles into CNG-powered vehicles.

The institute believes that this will take care of financial barriers and facilitate more employees to switch to greener modes of transportation. “We need to look beyond the horizon and give our next generation a greener place to live. If every organisation starts thinking on similar lines, we will be able to build a role model for everyone in this world. These initiatives are not just designed for those 15 days, but are a sustainable and long term models to partner each one to contribute to decrease in pollution a sustained and long-term effort,” said chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute Dr Ashok Seth.

To provide last-mile connectivity, the institute will also launch vehicles for its employees to make trips from nearest Metro stations to the hospital to support the cause of environment. CNG buses will be running on various routes to pick up and drop employees.

Talking about the modality of proposed financial assistance scheme for its employees, the institute’s zonal director Dr Somesh Mittal, who is planning the financial assistance model, said, ‘’This is the most appropriate time to act towards the sustainable goal of a green Delhi. We, are just making small, but hopefully significant efforts to make the city clean. We have more plans and looking forward to implement them in making our city a cleaner place to breathe in.”