Cabinet approves “PM-eBus Sewa” for augmenting city bus operations; priority to cities having no organized bus service

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Last Updated18/08/2023

The Union Cabinet recently approved a scheme to add 10,000 e-buses to city bus services across the country.
It aims to shore up urban infrastructure under green mobility initiatives with a focus on cities having no organised bus services.

It intends to augment city bus services with 10000 e-buses on a PPP model.
- An e-bus is any bus whose propulsion and accessory systems are powered exclusively by a zero-emissions electricity source.
It will have an estimated cost of ₹57,613 crore, of which the Centre will provide ₹20,000 crore.
It will support the bus operations for 10 years.

Segment A – Augmenting the City bus services (169 cities)
- The approved bus scheme will augment city bus operations with 10,000 e-buses on a PPP model.
Segment B – Green Urban Mobility Initiatives (GUMI) (181 cities)
- It envisages green initiatives like bus priority, infrastructure, multimodal interchange facilities, NCMC-based Automated Fare Collection Systems, Charging infrastructure, etc.

The scheme will cover cities of 3 lakh and above population as per the census 2011.
Priority will be given to cities having no organised bus service.

Promote e-mobility and provide full support for behind-the-meter power infrastructure.
Foster innovation in the e-mobility sector including for high-efficiency e-buses.
Help develop a resilient supply chain for the electric vehicles segment.
Bring in economies of scale for procurement of electric buses through aggregation for e-buses.
The scheme is expected to generate 45,000 to 55,000 direct jobs.
Help reduce air and noise pollution and curb carbon emissions.
Increased share of bus-based transportation will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.