Lok Sabha Question No. 1816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Tender for the Procurement of e-Buses under PM-eBus Sewa
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh, Shri Benny Behanan, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Anto Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1816

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 01, 2024

## TENDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF E-BUSES UNDER PM - EBUS SEWA

NO. 1816.   SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY: DR. AMAR SINGH:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- a) the  details  of  the  tenders  floated  for  the  procurement  of  e-buses under the PM - eBus Sewa scheme, including the number of e-buses and the cities they are intended for;
- b) the current status of the procurement process and the timeline for the deployment of these e-buses;
- c) the total budget allocated for the PM - eBus Sewa scheme and the
4. amount spent so far; and
- d) whether the Government has undertaken or plans to undertake any evaluation of the environmental impact of the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF SATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) Tender-1  was  floated  by  Convergence  Energy  Services  Limited (CESL)  on  17 th November  2023  and  Tender  -2  was  floated  on  14 th March, 2024 for PM eBus Sewa Scheme. So far total 5497 numbers electric buses have been included in Tender-1 and Tender-2. Details of  the  cities  participated  in  tender-1  and  tender-2  is  attached  as Annexure-I.
- (b) Tender-1 process has been completed for 1390 e-buses. Tender -2 have  been  invited  on  14.03.2024.  The  timeline  for  deployment  of
- buses in Tender-1 & Tender-2 is attached as Annexure-II.
- (c) For FY 2024-25, a total of Rs.541 crore budget has been allocated in Vote-on-Account,  out  of  which  Rs.  201.18  crore  has  been  spent, under PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, so far.

(d) No.

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## List of cities intended for Tender 1 and Tender 2 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                   |
| J&K         | Jammu                      |
| Maharashtra | Nagpur                     |
| Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar |
| Maharashtra | Kalyan Dombivli            |
| Maharashtra | Nashik                     |
| Maharashtra | Thane                      |
| Maharashtra | Vasai Virar                |
| Maharashtra | Amravati                   |
| Maharashtra | Chandrapur                 |
| Maharashtra | Bhiwandi                   |
| Maharashtra | Kolhapur                   |
| Maharashtra | Mira Bhayandar             |
| Maharashtra | Solapur                    |
| Maharashtra | Ullhasnagr                 |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar                 |
| Maharashtra | Latur                      |
| Maharashtra | Sangli                     |
| Maharashtra | Akola                      |
| Maharashtra | Dhule                      |
| Maharashtra | Ichalkaranji               |
| Maharashtra | Jalgaon                    |
| Odisha      | Bhubaneswar                |
| Odisha      | Cuttak                     |
| Odisha      | Sambalpur                  |
| Odisha      | Rourkela                   |
| Odisha      | Berhampur                  |
| Punjab      | Amritsar                   |

|                | Jalandhar   |
|----------------|-------------|
|                | Patiala     |
|                | Ludhiana    |
| Meghalaya      | Shillong    |
|                | Patna       |
|                | Darbhanga   |
|                | Bhagalpur   |
| Bihar          | Gaya        |
|                | Muzaffarpur |
| Puducherry     |             |
|                | Puducherry  |
| Assam          | Guwahati    |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore      |
|                | Bhopal      |
|                | Jabalpur    |
|                | Ujjain      |
|                | Sagar       |
|                | Durg-Bhilai |
| Chhattisgarh   | Bilaspur    |
|                | Korba       |
|                | Ajmer       |
|                | Alwar       |
|                | Bikaner     |
|                | Bhilwara    |
| Rajasthan      | Jaipur      |
|                | Jodhpur     |
|                | Udaipur     |
| Uttarakhand    | Dehradun    |
|                | Haridwar    |
| TOTAL          | 75 cities   |

## Timelines of Procurement of e-Buses under PM-eBus Sewa scheme:

## I. For 9m and 12 m Standard Floor/ Low Floor AC:

Note: The timelines mentioned above are subject to the completion of conditions precedent and handover of Depots by Public Transport Authority (PTA).

| Sl.   | Details                                                                            | TIMELINE   | TIMELINE   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
| No.   |                                                                                    | Tender-1   | Tender-2   |
| 1.    | Delivery of 40% e-buses from the date of signing of Concession Agreement           | 18 weeks   | 22 weeks   |
| 2.    | Delivery of remaining 35% e-buses from the date of signing of Concession Agreement | 30 weeks   | 34 weeks   |
| 3.    | Delivery of remaining 25% e-buses from the date of signing of Concession Agreement | 42 weeks   | 46 weeks   |

## II. For 7m Standard Floor AC:

| S.   | Details                                                                            | TIMELINE   | TIMELINE   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
| No.  |                                                                                    | Tender 1   | Tender 2   |
| 1.   | Delivery of 40% e-buses from the date of signing of Concession Agreement           | 32 weeks   | 36 weeks   |
| 2.   | Delivery of remaining 35% e-buses from the date of signing of Concession Agreement | 44 weeks   | 48 weeks   |
| 3.   | Delivery of remaining 25% e-buses from the date of signing of Concession Agreement | 56 weeks   | 60 weeks   |

Note: The timelines mentioned above are subject to the completion of conditions precedent and handover of Depots by Public Transport Authority (PTAs).