The directive, issued by the secretary of the government board, calls
on all executive bodies to minimize employees’ use of private cars for
commuting and designate one day each week as a “car-free day.”
On that day, employees and managers are to use public transportation,
including buses and the metro, to travel to work. Managers have been instructed
to use appropriate incentives, awareness measures and support to encourage
compliance and promote fuel conservation and public transport use.
Government agencies have also been instructed, where possible, to use
existing remote-work regulations to arrange remote work for employees whose
duties can be performed remotely, as well as for employees living in cities
surrounding their workplaces.
The directive also requires government bodies to accelerate the
scrapping of their outdated vehicles in line with regulations governing the
automotive industry and replace them, where needed, with electric, gas-powered
or hybrid vehicles.
The Tehran Municipality and other major-city municipalities have been
asked to cooperate with government agencies in planning for greater use of
public transportation by public-sector employees.
The measures form part of broader efforts to manage fuel consumption
and reduce the use of private vehicles by government employees.