Lok Sabha Question No. 506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: National Electric Bus Programme
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 506

ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY, 2024

## NATIONAL ELECTRIC BUS PROGRAMME

506. DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has been mandated  by  the  Niti  Aayog  and  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways to deploy 50,000 electric vehicles under a National Electric Bus Program (NEBP) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  distribution  of  Electric  buses  in  the  country,  Statewise; and
- (c) whether the Union Government  has allocated any financial assistance to Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and if so, the details  thereof  and  the  financial  assistance  provided  during  the  last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) NITI Aayog vide letter dated 13.05.2022 has requested Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) to perform the role of a program manager for demand aggregation of 50,000 E-buses.
- (b)  State-wise  details  of  electric  buses  as  on  19 th   July,  2024  are provided in the Annexure.
- (c) No fund has been allocated as financial assistance to Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation in the last five years.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 506 ANSWERED ON 25TH JULY, 2024 ASKED BY DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN REGARDING NATIONAL ELECTRIC BUS PROGRAMME.

| State Name               | No. of Electric Buses as on 19.07.2024   | No. of Electric Buses as on 19.07.2024   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| State Name               | Pure Electric Buses                      | Strong Hybrid Electric Buses             |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 40                                       | -                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 131                                      | 17                                       |
| Assam                    | 215                                      | -                                        |
| Bihar                    | 27                                       | 3                                        |
| Chandigarh               | 81                                       | -                                        |
| Chhattisgarh             | 4                                        | 29                                       |
| Delhi                    | 2011                                     | -                                        |
| Goa                      | 124                                      | -                                        |
| Gujarat                  | 894                                      | 1                                        |
| Haryana                  | 28                                       | 3                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 123                                      | -                                        |
| Jammu and Kashmir        | 244                                      | -                                        |
| Jharkhand                | 7                                        | 8                                        |
| Karnataka                | 1195                                     | 84                                       |
| Kerala                   | 191                                      | -                                        |
| Ladakh                   | 19                                       | -                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 115                                      | 6                                        |
| Maharashtra              | 2111                                     | 3                                        |
| Manipur                  | 1                                        | -                                        |
| Mizoram                  | 1                                        | -                                        |
| Odisha                   | 161                                      | 13                                       |
| Puducherry               | 22                                       | -                                        |
| Punjab                   | 17                                       | -                                        |
| Rajasthan                | 24                                       | -                                        |
| Tamil Nadu               | 153                                      | -                                        |
| UT of DNH and DD         | 25                                       | -                                        |

| Uttarakhand   |   35 |   1 |
|---------------|------|-----|
| Uttar Pradesh |  758 |   3 |
| West Bengal   |  181 |  34 |

In the above mentioned data the class of vehicles includes Buses, Omni Buses and Educational Institution Buses.

The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4.

Data for Telangana and Lakshadweep has not been provided as they are not in centralized Vahan 4.

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