Lok Sabha Question No. 2915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Plying of Electric Buses
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  electric  buses  operational  for  transport  of passengers and cargo in the country has increased in the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the per kilometer cost at which tenders were finalized for plying of electric buses during each of the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d)   the amount calculated as power supply charges, as included in the tender cost, for plying of electric buses during the said period, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  and  (b)  The  number  of  electric  vehicles  operational  in  Medium  and Heavy Passenger vehicle category has increased from 124 in year 2018 to 1356 as on date according to vahan 4 records. The number of electric vehicles  registered  for  transport  of  cargo  has  increased  from  6246  in 2018 to 27,645 as on date according to vahan 4 records.
- (c)  and  (d)  Under  Phase-I  of  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme, 425 electric buses  were  supported  as  per  the  details  mentioned  in  ANNEXURE-I. Further, Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 6265 electric buses to 65 cities/STUs/State Govt. entities for intra city operations, intercity operation.  Out  of  these  6265  electric  buses,  Supply  Order  for  3118 electric  buses  have  been  issued  by  the  selected  entities  as  per  the ANNEXURE-II.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2915 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## PLYING OF ELECTRIC BUSES

## 2915.  SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

ANNEXURE  I  REFEREED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2915 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY REGARDING PLYING OF ELECTRIC BUSES.

| State/City       | No of Buses Sanctioned   |   No of Buses received and deployed |
|------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| MP/Indore        | 40                       |                                  40 |
| UP/Lucknow       | 40                       |                                  40 |
| Assam, Guwahati  | 15                       |                                  15 |
| J&K              | 40                       |                                  40 |
| West Bengal      | 80                       |                                  80 |
| Best Mumbai      | 40                       |                                  40 |
| Hyderabad        | 40                       |                                  40 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 75                       |                                  75 |
| Navi Mumbai      | 30                       |                                  30 |
| MMRD             | 25 (Hybrid)              |                                  25 |
| Total            | 425                      |                                 425 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  II  REFEREED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2915 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY REGARDING PLYING OF ELECTRIC BUSES.

| Sr.No   | State         | City                        | No of ebuses   | Length of bus (meter)   | Contract Period (Years)   | Assured Kmrun per month   | PerKm Rate (INR)   |
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Dadra&NH      | Silvassa                    | 25             | 9                       | 10                        | 5950                      | 66.01              |
| 2       | Bihar         | Patna                       | 25             | 9                       | 7                         | 6000                      | 79.83              |
| 3       |               | Ahmedabad                   | 300            | 9                       | 10                        | 5850                      | 54.90              |
| 4       | Gujarat       | Surat                       | 150            | 9                       | 10                        | 5850                      | 55.26              |
| 5       |               | Rajkot                      | 50             | 9                       | 10                        | 5850                      | 53.91              |
| 6       | Goa           | Kadamba SRTC (Inter City)   | 50             | 12                      | 10                        | 6700                      | 78.87              |
|         |               |                             | 120            | 12                      | 12                        | 6600                      | 69.9               |
| 7       | Maharashtra   | Navi Mumbai                 | 30             | 9                       | 12                        | 5700                      | 52.2               |
| 8       |               | Nashik                      | 50             |                         | 10                        | 6000                      | 62.91              |
|         |               |                             | 140            | 12                      |                           | 4750                      | 83.00              |
| 9       |               | BEST-Mumbai                 | 200            | 9                       | 10                        | 4200                      | 74.00              |
| 10      |               | MSRTC (Inter City)          | 50             | 12                      | 8                         | 14,000                    | 48.45              |
| 11      |               | Nagpur                      | 40             | 9                       | 10                        | 6000                      | 66.30              |
| 12      |               | Pune                        | 150            | 12                      | 10                        | 6750                      | 63.95              |
| 12      | Madhya        | Bhopal                      | 100            | 9                       | 10                        | 6100                      | 64.80              |
| 13      | Pradesh       | Indore                      | 100            | 9                       | 10                        | 6100                      | 63.90              |
| 14      |               | Jabalpur                    | 50             | 9                       | 10                        | 6100                      | 67.23              |
| 15      |               | Ujjain                      | 50             | 9                       | 10                        | 6100                      | 68.40              |
| 16      |               | Gwalior                     | 40             | 9                       | 10                        | 6100                      | 69.96              |
| 17      | Odisha        | Bhubaneshwar                | 50             | 9                       | 12                        | 6600                      | 60.22              |
| 18      |               | Jaipur                      | 100            | 9                       | 10                        | 6000                      | 66.50              |
| 19      | Rajasthan     | RSRTC (Inter City)          | 48             | 12                      | 8                         | 18,000                    | 53.70              |
| 20      | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun Smart City Limited | 30             | 9                       | 10                        | 5400                      | 66.78              |
| 21      | Uttarakhand   | UKSRTC (Inter City)         | 30             | 9                       | 10                        | 6000                      | 62.10              |
| 22      |               | Lucknow                     | 100            | 9                       |                           |                           |                    |
| 23      |               | Agra                        | 100            |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 24      |               | Kanpur                      | 100            |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 25      |               | Prayagraj                   | 50             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 26      |               | Varanasi                    | 50             |                         | 10                        | 5250                      | 62.55              |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad                   | 50             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 28      |               | Meerut                      | 50             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 29      |               | Bareilly                    | 25             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 30      |               | Moradabad                   | 25             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 31      |               | Aligarh                     | 25             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 32      |               | Jhansi                      | 25             |                         |                           |                           |                    |
| 33      | West Bengal   | Kolkata New Town            | 50             | 12                      | 10                        | 5000                      | 86                 |
| 34      | Delhi         | DMRC                        | 100            | 9                       | 10                        | 4785                      | 64.50              |
| 35      | Chandigarh    | Chandigarh                  | 40             | 9                       | 10                        | 5350                      | 59.98              |
| 36      | Delhi         | DTC                         | 300 (200;100)  | 12                      | 10                        | 6084                      | 68.58              |
| 37      | Gujarat       | GSRTC                       | 50             | 9                       | 10                        | 6000                      | 63.30              |
| Total   | Total         | Total                       | 3118           |                         |                           |                           |                    |

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