7293 electric buses were approved for cities across 14 States and 4 Union Territories. An amount of ₹983.75 crore has been sanctioned for the development of power and civil depot infrastructure, out of which ₹563.34 crore has been sanctioned for power infrastructure in 66 cities and ₹420.40 crore for civil depot infrastructure in 64 cities. Deployment of electric buses is dependent upon readiness of associated depot infrastructure and fulfilment of the conditions precedent mentioned in PM-eBus Sewa Tender.

 

₹437.50 crore has been disbursed for the development of power and civil infrastructure in 7 States and 1 Union Territory in Financial Year 2024-25 as below:

 

Sr. No	State/UT	1st Tranche released  (Rupees in Crore )	Year
1	Bihar	87.55	Financial Year 2024-25
2	Gujarat	9.06
3	Chandigarh	11.87
4	Assam	6.47
5	Chhattisgarh	30.18
6	Maharashtra	200.18
7	Odisha	47.72
8	Rajasthan	44.46
	Total	Rs. 437.50

 

As per the Scheme guidelines, 2 cities of Telangana namely, Warangal and Nizamabad are eligible for 100 and 50 e-buses respectively. However, these cities have not participated under the Scheme. Cities having population more than 40 Lakhs as per census 2011 including Hyderabad are not eligible under the scheme.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri. Tokhan Sahu, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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