Lok Sabha Question No. 1738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Subsidy to Urban Local Bodies under PM-eBus Sewa
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Shri Praveen Patel

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1738

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 01, 2024

## SUBSIDY TO URBAN LOCAL BODIES UNDER PM-EBUS SEWA

NO. 1738.   SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has started PM E-Bus yojana and if so, the details of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) selected under it;
- b) the  details  of  the  subsidy  provided  to  ULBs  for  implementing  the
3. scheme;
- c) whether the Government proposes to double the subsidy in view of
5. the financial condition of ULBs and if so, the details thereof; and
- d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  subsidy  for  twelve years  to  ULBs  that  are  implementing  this  scheme  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- a) Yes. PM-eBus Sewa was launched on 16 th August, 2023. Under this Scheme, so far 75 cities have participated and approved under the
2. scheme. The list of these cities is appended as ANNEXURE-I.
- b) So far, Central Assistance of Rs.200.18 crore has been provided to the State of Maharashtra for further distribution of the same to the Cities/ULBs for development of Behind-The-Meter Power Infrastructure  and  Civil  Depot  Infrastructure.  The  details  of  the
4. Cities are attached as ANNEXURE-II.
5. No.
- d) No.  As  per  the  Scheme  Guidelines,  Central  Assistance  is  provided for  bus  operation  for  a  period  of  10  years  or  upto  March,  2037 whichever is earlier.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## List of 75 Cities participated in the Scheme as on date 29.07.2024

| STATES      | CITIES                     |
|-------------|----------------------------|
| Chandigarh  | Chandigarh                 |
| Gujarat     | Gandhinagar                |
| Gujarat     | Rajkot                     |
| Gujarat     | Vadodara                   |
| Gujarat     | Bhavnagar                  |
| Gujarat     | Jamnagar                   |
| Gujarat     | Junagadh                   |
| Haryana     | Gurugram                   |
| Haryana     | Hisar                      |
| Haryana     | Karnal                     |
| Haryana     | Panipat                    |
| Haryana     | Rohtak                     |
| Haryana     | Yamuna Nagar               |
| Haryana     | Faridabad                  |
| J&K         | Srinagar                   |
| Maharashtra | Jammu                      |
|             | Nagpur                     |
|             | Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar |
|             | Kalyan Dombivli            |
|             | Nashik                     |
|             | Thane                      |
|             | Vasai Virar                |
|             | Amravati                   |
|             | Chandrapur                 |
|             | Bhiwandi                   |
|             | Kolhapur                   |
|             | Mira Bhayandar             |
|             | Solapur                    |
|             | Ullhasnagr                 |
|             | Ahmednagar                 |
|             | Latur                      |
|             | Sangli                     |
|             | Akola                      |
|             | Dhule                      |
|             | Ichalkaranji               |
|             | Jalgaon                    |
| Odisha      | Bhubaneswar                |

|                | Cuttak      |
|----------------|-------------|
|                | Sambalpur   |
|                | Rourkela    |
|                | Berhampur   |
|                | Amritsar    |
|                | Jalandhar   |
| Punjab         | Patiala     |
|                | Ludhiana    |
| Meghalaya      | Shillong    |
|                | Patna       |
|                | Darbhanga   |
|                | Bhagalpur   |
| Bihar          | Gaya        |
|                | Muzaffarpur |
|                | Purnia      |
| Puducherry     | Puducherry  |
| Assam          | Guwahati    |
| Ladakh         | Leh         |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore      |
|                | Bhopal      |
|                | Jabalpur    |
|                | Gwalior     |
|                | Ujjain      |
|                | Sagar       |
|                | Raipur      |
|                | Durg-Bhilai |
| Chhattisgarh   | Bilaspur    |
|                | Korba       |
|                | Ajmer       |
|                | Alwar       |
|                | Bikaner     |
|                | Bhilwara    |
| Rajasthan      | Jaipur      |
|                | Jodhpur     |
|                | Kota        |
|                | Udaipur     |
| Uttarakhand    | Dehradun    |
|                | Haridwar    |
| TOTAL          | 75 cities   |

## Details of the Central Assistance provided to Cities of Maharashtra for development of Civil Depot Infrastructure

|   Sr. No | City Name                  | Amount Released as on date 25.07.2024 (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ahmednagar                 | 1.2                                                  |
|        2 | Akola                      | 1.5                                                  |
|        3 | Amravati                   | 1.25                                                 |
|        4 | Chandrapur                 | 1.36                                                 |
|        5 | Dhule                      | 0.87                                                 |
|        6 | Ichalkaranji               | 0.64                                                 |
|        7 | Jalgaon                    | 1.3                                                  |
|        8 | Kalyan Dombivli            | 2.46                                                 |
|        9 | Kolhapur                   | 1.89                                                 |
|       10 | Latur                      | 1.37                                                 |
|       11 | Nagpur                     |                                                      |
|       12 | Nashik                     | 1.25                                                 |
|       13 | Sangli                     | 1.43                                                 |
|       14 | Solapur                    | 1.76                                                 |
|       15 | Thane                      | 2.4                                                  |
|       16 | Ullhasnagar                | 2.19                                                 |
|       17 | Vasai Virar                | 2.33                                                 |
|       18 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar | 0.85                                                 |
|       19 | Bhiwandi                   | 2.83                                                 |
|       20 | Mira Bhayander             | 1.98                                                 |

## Details of the Central Assistance provided to Cities of Maharashtra for development of Behind-The-Meter Power Infrastructure

|   Sr. No | City Name                |   Amount Released as on date 25.07.2024 (in Rs. Cr.) |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ahmednagar               |                                                 2.58 |
|        2 | Akola                    |                                                 3.57 |
|        3 | Amravati                 |                                                 4.14 |
|        4 | Bhiwandi                 |                                                 9.51 |
|        5 | Chhtrapati Sambhajinagar |                                                 8.91 |
|        6 | Chandrapur               |                                                 9.89 |
|        7 | Dhule                    |                                                 4.99 |
|        8 | Ichalkaranji             |                                                 6.02 |
|        9 | Jalgaon                  |                                                 8.22 |
|       10 | Kalyan Dombivli          |                                                11.36 |
|       11 | Kolhapur                 |                                                14.93 |
|       12 | Latur                    |                                                 7.25 |
|       13 | Mira Bhyander            |                                                 1.07 |
|       14 | Nagpur                   |                                                24.32 |
|       15 | Nashik                   |                                                 4.85 |
|       16 | Sangli                   |                                                 3.86 |
|       17 | Solapur                  |                                                12.25 |
|       18 | Thane                    |                                                12.77 |
|       19 | Ullhasnagar              |                                                 2.46 |
|       20 | Vasai Virar              |                                                14.7  |