Lok Sabha Question No. 3375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Deployment of Electric Buses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3375

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 20, 2025

## DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRIC BUSES

NO. 3375.

SHRI G LAKSMINARAYANA:

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

- (a) the details of the total number of e-buses deployed during the last five years including the funds allocated, released and utilized along with their operational status, State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  Internal  Combustion  Engine  (ICE)  buses  currently  in operation and phased out during the last five years separately after ebus deployment, State-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  e-buses  added  in  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  last  five years including their operational status, district-wise;
- (d) whether it is true that Andhra Pradesh is eligible for the deployment of 650  electric  buses  across  eleven  cities  under  the  PM-eBus  Sewa Scheme;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  buses  deployed  along  with  the  funds  allocated, released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh, city-wise; and
- (f) the Central Assistance provided to Andhra Pradesh for behind-the-meter power and civil depot infrastructure along with its utilization status?

## ANSWER

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

THE MINISTER OF SATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a)  &  b)  The  data  management  system  of  this  Ministry  do  not  maintain  the information in the manner asked for. However, this Ministry has launched 'PMeBus  Sewa  Scheme'  on  16th  August  2023,  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme 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 under the PPP model. So far, Ministry has sanctioned 7,293 e-buses for 14 States and 4 UTs (State wise sanctioned buses are provided in Annexure-I).

- (c) As informed by the government of Andhra Pradesh, a total 100 nos of 9Mtr electric  buses  were  inducted  in Andhra  Pradesh  State  Road  Transport Corporation  (APSRTC)  at  Alipiri  Depot  of  Tirupati  District  during  the  years 2021-22,  2022-23  under  Phase-II  of  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of Electric Vehicles (FAME) India Scheme. Out of these 100 e-buses, 50 e-buses are  operating  on  Tirupati-Tirumala  Ghat  route  and  balance  50  e-buses  are operating  on  intercity  routes  (kadapa-Tirupati,  Madanapalli-Tirupati,  NelloreTirupati).
- (d) Under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, the State of Andhra Pradesh is eligible for  deployment  of  750  e-buses  across  11  cities.  The  City  wise  details  are provided in Annexure II.
- (e)  &  f)  A  total  of  750  e-buses  has  been  sanctioned  to  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh under the PM-eBus Sewa scheme. APSRTC is at the stage of issuing Letter of Award to the successful bidder (Operator). Proposals from the State of Andhra Pradesh for development of behind-the-meter power and civil depot infrastructure  are  yet  to  be  received  and  therefore  no  funds  have  been released.

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## State-Wise e-buses sanctioned under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

| State / UT      |   No. of Buses Sanctioned |
|-----------------|---------------------------|
| Assam           |                       100 |
| Andhra Pradesh  |                       750 |
| Bihar           |                       400 |
| Chhattisgarh    |                       240 |
| Gujarat         |                       450 |
| Haryana         |                       450 |
| Karnataka       |                       750 |
| Madhya Pradesh  |                       582 |
| Maharashtra     |                      1559 |
| Meghalaya       |                        50 |
| Odisha          |                       400 |
| Punjab          |                       347 |
| Rajasthan       |                       675 |
| Uttarakhand     |                       150 |
| Chandigarh      |                       100 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |                       200 |
| Ladakh          |                        15 |
| Puducherry      |                        75 |
| Total           |                      7293 |

## Details of E-buses sanctioned to State of Andhra Pradesh under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

| S. No   |   e-Buses Sanctioned |
|---------|----------------------|
| 1       |                  100 |
| 2       |                  100 |
| 3       |                  100 |
| 4       |                  100 |
| 5       |                   50 |
| 6       |                   50 |
| 7       |                   50 |
| 8       |                   50 |
| 9       |                   50 |
| 10      |                   50 |
| 11      |                   50 |
| Total   |                  750 |