Lok Sabha Question No. 2378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Low Floor Buses in Punjab
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2378

ANSWERED ON 13 th  MARCH, 2025

LOW FLOOR BUSES IN PUNJAB

2378. SHRI AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  guidelines  have  been  issued  for  floating  tenders exclusively  for  low-floor  buses,  particularly  in  Ludhiana,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  coordinated  with  the  Smart  City Mission to make city public transportation accessible and rapid under the Mission, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any discussion was held regarding cities under the Smart City Mission in Punjab, including Ludhiana, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government maintains records of the number of bus stands across States, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the district-wise details of bus stands in Punjab and the nature of the shelter provided at these stands?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  Government  launched  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  titled  'PMeBus Sewa' on 16.08.2023, which aims to augment city bus operations in  urban  areas  with  Central  Assistance  (CA)  of  Rs.  20,000  crore  for deploying 10,000 electric buses on PPP model. Cities with a population between 3-40 lakh and other State/ UT capitals with less than 3 lakh population  as  per  2011  census  are  eligible  to  participate  in  the scheme.  Under  the  PM-eBus  Sewa  Scheme,  choice  of  size  and  floor height  of  buses  is  exercised  by  the  respective  cities.  In  case  of Ludhiana, city has demanded 100 nos. 9 metre standard floor e-buses and the same has been sanctioned and tendered.
- (b)  and  (c)  Under  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  as  on  30.09.2024,  61 smart cities have procured buses to boost their local public transport system.  These  cities  have  procured  1519  buses  (e-  Buses  &  diesel) and developed 2028 bus stops. Ludhiana Smart City Special Purpose Vehicle  (SPV)  has  neither  procured  any  bus  nor  developed  any  bus stop under SCM.
- (d)  and  (e)  Government does not maintain such data. Data regarding number of bus stops developed/ redeveloped and retrofitted under the Smart Cities Mission maintained by respective city SPVs, is provided in the Annexure.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  AND  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2378 ANSWERED ON 13 th  MARCH, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI  AMRINDER  SINGH  RAJA  WARRING  REGARDING  LOW  FLOOR  BUSES  IN PUNJAB.

Number of Public Bus Stops Developed/ Redeveloped and Retrofitted under the Smart Cities Mission

|   Sr. No. | City               |   Total number of bus stops developed/ redeveloped/ retrofitted in the city |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Chandigarh         |                                                                           0 |
|         2 | Dharamshala        |                                                                          55 |
|         3 | Shimla             |                                                                          10 |
|         4 | Jammu              |                                                                           0 |
|         5 | Jaipur             |                                                                           0 |
|         6 | Udaipur            |                                                                          86 |
|         7 | Atal Nagar         |                                                                           9 |
|         8 | Raipur             |                                                                          27 |
|         9 | Sagar              |                                                                           2 |
|        10 | Satna              |                                                                           1 |
|        11 | Agra               |                                                                          20 |
|        12 | Prayagraj          |                                                                         113 |
|        13 | Bareilly           |                                                                           0 |
|        14 | Jhansi             |                                                                           0 |
|        15 | Kanpur             |                                                                          30 |
|        16 | Lucknow            |                                                                          40 |
|        17 | Kakinada           |                                                                           4 |
|        18 | Port Blair         |                                                                           0 |
|        19 | Bengaluru          |                                                                           0 |
|        20 | Davanagere         |                                                                         108 |
|        21 | Hubballi-Dharwad   |                                                                           1 |
|        22 | Mangaluru          |                                                                          20 |
|        23 | Shivamogga         |                                                                         110 |
|        24 | Tumakuru           |                                                                          38 |
|        25 | Kochi              |                                                                           2 |
|        26 | Thiruvananthapuram |                                                                          12 |
|        27 | Coimbatore         |                                                                           4 |
|        28 | Madurai            |                                                                           1 |
|        29 | Salem              |                                                                          10 |
|        30 | Thoothukudi        |                                                                           8 |
|        31 | Tirunelveli        |                                                                          61 |
|        32 | Vellore            |                                                                           1 |
|        33 | Itanagar           |                                                                          62 |
|        34 | Pasighat           |                                                                          10 |
|        35 | Guwahati           |                                                                           0 |

| Sr. No.   | City             | Total number of bus stops developed/ redeveloped/ retrofitted in the city   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 36        | Patna            | 10                                                                          |
| 37        | Kohima           | 0                                                                           |
| 38        | Rourkela         | 23                                                                          |
| 39        | Agartala         | 43                                                                          |
| 40        | Ranchi           | 56                                                                          |
| 41        | New Town Kolkata | 22                                                                          |
| 42        | Gandhinagar      | 0                                                                           |
| 43        | Rajkot           | 15                                                                          |
| 44        | Aurangabad       | 150                                                                         |
| 45        | Nagpur           | 100                                                                         |
| 46        | Pimpri-Chinchwad | 24                                                                          |
| 47        | Panjim           | 36                                                                          |
| 48        | Silvassa         | 0                                                                           |
| 49        | Indore           | 2                                                                           |
| 50        | Thanjavur        | 5                                                                           |
| 51        | Bhagalpur        | 2                                                                           |
| 52        | Belagavi         | 45                                                                          |
| 53        | NDMC             | 2                                                                           |
| 54        | Kota             | 15                                                                          |
| 55        | Dehradun         | 66                                                                          |
| 56        | Vadodara         | 0                                                                           |
| 57        | Dahod            | 0                                                                           |
| 58        | Srinagar         | 360                                                                         |
| 59        | Saharanpur       | 1                                                                           |
| 60        | Biharsharif      | 6                                                                           |
| 61        | Bhubaneswar      | 200                                                                         |
|           | Total            | 2,028                                                                       |

As per information provided by States / UTs / Smart Cities Mission as on 30 Sept 2024

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