Lok Sabha Question No. 2884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Strengthening the Urban Transport Infrastructure
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prof. Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2884 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2024

## STRENGTHENING THE URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

NO. 2884.     PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps taken/to be taken by the Government to strengthen the Urban Transport Infrastructure in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has sanctioned electric buses (E-buses) for various
- cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has noticed that a large number of buses provided under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) are still lying  unused by various State Transport Corporations and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  monitor  the  use  of
- these vehicles given to the States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF SATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) Central Government has formulated National Urban Transport Policy (2006), Metro  Rail  Policy,  2017  and  Transit  Oriented  Development  Policy,  2017, which  act  as  a  guide  to  State  Government  for  integrated  planning  and implementation  of  urban  transport  systems  in  most  sustainable  and  viable manner  with  emphasis  on  strengthening  the  urban  infrastructure  in  the
- country.

Government  of  India  launched  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  titled 'PM-eBus Sewa' Scheme on 16 th  August, 2023 which aims to augment city bus  operation  by   deploying   10000   electric   buses   on   PPP   model  and

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development Civil Depot and Behind the Meter (BTM) Power infrastructure in urban  area  by  providing  Central  Assistance  to  cities  with  population  size between  3  to  40  lakh,  as  per  census  2011  including  capital  cities  having population less than 3 lakh. Government of India provides Central Financial Assistance for Metro projects. In the last ten years Rs.166061.05 has been disbursed  to  various  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs)  implementing  Metro Rail Projects in different parts of the country. With above support about 993 Kms of  Metro  rail  lines  have  become  operational  and  another  997  Kms  of

Metro rail lines are under construction in various cities.

- (b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sanctioned 5738 electric buses in 77 cities  for  16  States  /  UTs  under  PM-eBus  Sewa  Scheme.  The  details  of sanctioned electric buses are attached as per Annexure I.

Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  has  informed  that  under  Phase-I  of  Faster Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicle  (FAME)  India Scheme  incentive  for  deployment  of  425  electric  and  hybrid  buses  were sanctioned to various cities in the country. The details are at ANNEXURE-II. Under  Phase-II  of  FAME  India  Scheme  incentive  for  deployment  of  6862 electric buses were sanctioned to various cities/STUs/CTUs/State Government entities for intra-city and intercity operations. The details are at ANNEXURE-III. The Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme with an outlay of Rs.10,900 crore was notified by MHI on 29 th  September 2024. It is a two-year scheme which aims to  support  electric  vehicles  including  e-2W,  e-3W,  e-trucks,  e-buses,  eAmbulances, EV public charging stations and upgradation of testing agencies.  Out  of  the  total  outlay,  Rs.  4,391  crore  have  been  kept  for incentivizing  deployment  of  14028  e-buses.  Support  for  e-buses  will  be provided on an Operational Expenditure (OPEX) model or Gross Cost Contract (GCC) through State/City Transport Undertaking Corporations (STUs).

The PM-eBus Sewa -Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme notified by MHI on 28 th  October 2024, has an outlay of Rs. 3,435.33 crore and aims to support  deployment  of  more  than  38,000  electric  buses.  The  objective  of scheme is to provide payment security to e-bus operators in case of default by Public Transport Authorities (PTAs).

- (c) Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  had  only  provided  central  financial assistance  for  procurement  of  buses  under  bus  funding  components.The Scheme ended on 31.3.2017 and ownership, operation and maintenance of buses vested with the respective state/city/public Transport Authority.
- (d) Transport  planning  is  intertwined  with  Urban  planning,  which    is  a  State subject.  Therefore,  the  respective  State  governments  /UTs  are  responsible for planning initiating and developing urban transport infrastructure including monitoring city bus operation.

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## Details of sanctioned buses under PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

| S. No.            | State        | Name: UA/City      |   Buses Sanctioned |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1                 | Assam        | Guwahati           |                100 |
| 2                 | Bihar        | Patna              |                150 |
| 3                 | Bihar        | Bhagalpur          |                 50 |
| 4                 | Bihar        | Darbhanga          |                 50 |
| 5                 | Bihar        | Gaya               |                 50 |
| 6                 | Bihar        | Muzaffarpur        |                 50 |
| 7                 | Bihar        | Purnia             |                 50 |
| 8                 | Chandigarh   | Chandigarh         |                100 |
| 9 10              | Chhattisgarh | Durg-Bhillai Nagar |                 50 |
| 9 10              | Chhattisgarh | Raipur             |                100 |
| 11                | Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur           |                 50 |
| 12                | Chhattisgarh | Korba              |                 40 |
| 13 15 16          | Gujarat      | Rajkot             |                100 |
| 14                | Gujarat      | Vadodara           |                100 |
| 13 15 16          | Gujarat      | Bhavnagar          |                100 |
| 13 15 16          | Gujarat      | Jamnagar           |                 50 |
| 17                | Gujarat      | Junagadh           |                 25 |
| 13 15 16          | Gujarat      | Gandhinagar        |                 50 |
| 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Haryana      | Faridabad          |                100 |
| 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Haryana      | Gurugram           |                100 |
| 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Haryana      | Hisar              |                 50 |
| 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Haryana      | Karnal             |                 50 |
| 18 19 20 21 22 23 | Haryana      | Panipat            |                 50 |
| 24                | Haryana      | Rohtak             |                 50 |
| 25                | Haryana      | Yamunanagar        |                 50 |
| 26                | Jammu &      | Srinagar           |                100 |
| 27                | Kashmir      | Jammu              |                100 |
| 28                | Ladakh       | Leh                |                 15 |
| 29                | Madhya       | Indore             |                150 |
| 30                | Pradesh      | Bhopal             |                100 |

| 31    |             | Gwalior          | 70      |
|-------|-------------|------------------|---------|
| 32    |             | Jabalpur         | 100     |
| 33    |             | Ujjain           | 100     |
| 34    |             | Sagar            | 32      |
| 35    |             | Nagpur           | 150     |
| 36    |             | Aurangabad       | 100     |
| 37    |             | Kalyan Dombivali | 100     |
| 38    |             | Nashik           | 50      |
| 39    |             | Thane            | 100     |
| 40    |             | Vasai Virar City | 100     |
| 41    |             | Bhiwandi         | 100     |
| 42    |             | Kolhapur         | 100     |
| 43    |             | Malegaon         | 26      |
| 44    |             | Mira Bhayander   | 100     |
| 45    | Maharashtra | Sangli           | 50      |
| 46    |             | Solapur          | 100     |
| 47    |             | Ulhasnagar       | 100     |
| 48    |             | Ahmadnagar       | 40      |
| 49    |             | Akola            | 50      |
| 50    |             | Chandrapur       | 50      |
| 51    |             | Dhule            | 28      |
| 52    |             | Ichalkaranji     | 25      |
| 53    |             | Jalgaon          | 50      |
| 54    |             | Latur            | 50      |
| 55    |             | Parbhani         | 40      |
| 56    |             | Amaravati        | 50      |
| 57    | Meghalaya   | Shillong         | 50      |
| 58    | Meghalaya   | Bhubaneswar      | 100     |
| 59    | Meghalaya   | Cuttack          | 100     |
| 60    | Odisha      | Rourkela         | 100     |
| 61    | Meghalaya   | Brahmapur Town   | 50      |
| 62    | Meghalaya   | Sambalpur        | 50      |
| 63    | Puducherry  | Puducherry       | 75      |
| 64    | Punjab      | Amritsar         | 100     |
| 65    |             | Ludhiana         | 100     |
| 66    |             | Jalandhar        | 97      |
| 67    |             | Patiala          | 50      |
| 68 69 | Rajasthan   | Jaipur Jodhpur   | 150 100 |

| 70    | Kota     |   100 |
|-------|----------|-------|
| 71    | Ajmer    |   100 |
| 72    | Bikaner  |    75 |
| 73    | Alwar    |    50 |
| 74    | Bhilwara |    50 |
| 75    | Udaipur  |    50 |
| 76    | Dehradun |   100 |
| 77    | Haridwar |    50 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL    |  5738 |

ANNEXURE-II

DETAILS OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID BUSES SANCTIONED UNDER FAME INDIA SCHEME PHASE-I

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

ANNEXURE-III DETAILS OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID BUSES SANCTIONED UNDER FAME INDIA SCHEME PHASE-II

| State/CIty           |   No. of Buses Sanctioned |
|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh       |                       100 |
| Bihar                |                        25 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                        25 |
| Delhi                |                      1321 |
| Telangana            |                       300 |
| Gujarat              |                       800 |
| Karnataka            |                      1121 |
| Maharashtra          |                       830 |
| Odisha               |                        50 |
| Uttarakhand          |                        30 |
| Uttar Pradesh        |                       600 |
| West Bengal          |                      1230 |
| Goa                  |                       150 |
| Chandigarh           |                        80 |
| Jammu &Kashmir       |                       200 |
| Total                |                      6862 |