Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Electrification of the Intercity e-Bus Fleet
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2701 ANSWERED ON 16.12.2025

## ELECTRIFICATION OF THE INTERCITY E-BUS FLEET

## 2701.  SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  or  is  considering  a  national  strategy  for  the electrification of intercity bus fleets in the country;
- (b)  the  current  share  and  total  number  of  electric  buses  operating  on  intercity  routes,  alongwith progress over the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has evaluated the environmental and economic benefits associated with scaling up intercity electric buses and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  status  of  initiatives  undertaken  under  relevant  schemes  to  facilitate  procurement  or deployment of intercity e-buses;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  or  implemented  measures  to  address  infrastructure challenges including charging availability on national and State highways;
- (f) whether additional corridors such as the Mumbai-Goa Highway and the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway are being considered for inclusion; and
- (g) whether the Government is considering alternative procurement and financing models such as Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to reduce upfront project costs for intercity e-bus deployment?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): No such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).
- (b): Such data is not centrally maintained in MHI.
- (c): No such assessment has been done by MHI.
- (d): Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme, MHI had sanctioned 450 e-Buses for intercity operations as per details below:

|   Sr. No. | State Transport Undertaking (STU)                        |   Number of e-Buses allotted |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) |                           50 |
|         2 | Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC)         |                           50 |
|         3 | Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)       |                           50 |
|         4 | Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)     |                          150 |
|         5 | Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL)             |                          150 |

Further, the PM E-DRIVE Scheme notified by the Ministry of Heavy Industries on 29.09.2024 has an allocation of Rs. 4,391 crore for deployment of 14,028 e-buses. Initially, the scheme aims to target nine cities with a population of more than 40 lakh namely Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai,  Kolkata,  Surat  and  Pune.  Roll  out  of  inter-city/inter-state  e  buses  shall  also  be  considered  in consultation with state governments and other stakeholders.

(e) : An allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE scheme for setting up Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) on pan-India basis including highways.

(f) & (g) : No such proposal is under consideration in MHI.

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