Rescheduled flag-off ceremony of MVD vehicles to be held on October 10

The flag-off ceremonial of 52 recently purchased vehicles of the Motor Vehicle section (MVD) volition beryllium held connected Friday (October 10, 2025).

As per the caller schedule, the flag-off ceremonial of the 52 vehicles and the organisation of 914 caller E-POS machines by Federal Bank to the MVD volition beryllium held astatine the KSRTC depot successful Peroorkada astatine 10 a.m. connected Friday.

The inaugural ceremonial was earlier scheduled connected September 29, which was called disconnected aft the officials failed to put the vehicles successful beforehand of the Kanakakunnu Palace successful Thiruvananthapuram arsenic directed by Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The Tourism section had denied permission, stating that the tiles laid successful beforehand of the palace premises would beryllium damaged successful the process.

A time aft the flag-off ceremonial was cancelled, a show-cause announcement was served connected Assistant Motor Vehicles Commissioner V. Joy for the alleged lapses successful organising the ceremony. The impromptu determination of the Minister to cancel the lawsuit and his announcement to instrumentality enactment against officials prompted crisp disapproval from MVD officials.