Delhi's 'Metro Monday' Initiative

India — Delhi>>> Chief Minister Rekha Gupta>>> launched the 'Metro Monday' initiative, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi>>>'s appeal for fuel conservation amid global uncertainties from the West Asia>>> crisis. The campaign encourages citizens, ministers, and officials to use public transport like the Metro and buses every Monday to combat pollution, traffic congestion, and conserve fuel. Rekha Gupta>>> personally led by example, commuting via Metro and bus to her office for two consecutive weeks, accompanied by ministers like Parvesh Verma>>> and R. Ravindran>>>. The India — Delhi>>> government also announced broader measures including two days of 'work from home' for government offices, requesting the private sector to follow suit, cancelling official foreign visits for a year, and slashing petrol and diesel quotas for officers by 20 percent. Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu>>> and other ministers like Ashish Sood>>>, Manjinder Singh Sirsa>>>, Kapil Mishra>>>, and Pankaj Singh>>> also participated, emphasizing the collective effort to build a cleaner and more efficient India — Delhi>>> under the 'Mera Bharat, Mera Yogdan' framework.