Lok Sabha Question No. 4119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: PM e-Bus Service-PSM Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam, Shri Satish Kumar Gautam, Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4119

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2026

## PM E-BUS SERVICE-PSM SCHEME

## 4119.  SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI NALIN SOREN:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of electric buses sanctioned and deployed under PM e-Bus Service-PSM Scheme across the country, State/UT-wise including Dumka in Jharkhand;

(b) the number of Public Transport Authorities (PTAs) which have adopted the said scheme so far, the status of their Gross Cost Contract (GCC) agreements;

- (c) the safeguards put in place under the Payment Security Mechanism to prevent repeated payment defaults by the PTA;
- (d) the details of the amount spent so far out of the allocated outlay and the amount disbursed as payment security assistance; and
- (e) the manner in which the Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) monitors financial risk exposure while making payments on behalf of defaulting PTAs?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): A total of 23,800 electric buses have been sanctioned under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme of MHI and PM-eBus Sewa Scheme of MoHUA.  With specific reference to Dumka in Jharkhand, no demand for allocation of e-buses under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme has been received from the concerned state authority.

List of sanctioned buses under PM e-Bus Sewa scheme and Pm e-Drive scheme is provided in the Annexure .

- (b): A total of 123 Nos. of cities across 27 States/UT's have adopted the said scheme.  Specifically, a total of 48 Public Transport Authorities ( PTAs ) have issued LoA to the concerned operators/OEMs within 62 cities as on 12.03.2026.
- (c): To deter repeated payment defaults, the Payment Security Mechanism requires PTAs to repay the  full  amount  released  to  OEMs/operators  from  the  Scheme  fund  within  a  strict  90-day  period. During this period, a Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) accrues at a rate equivalent to SBI's prevailing three-year MCLR plus 1% per annum, compounded annually.  The LPS is calculated from the date the amount is disbursed to OEMs/operators until the date the repayment is received from the respective

PTA, State Government, or Union Territory, thereby creating a financial deterrent against delayed or repeated defaults.  If the PTA fails to repay the disbursed amount with (Late Payment Surcharge) LPS within 90 days, MHI will request RBI to invoke the Direct Debit Mandate (DDM).  RBI shall debit the State Government/UT account and credit the Scheme Fund, including the applicable LPS.

(d): Since buses are under deployment stage, hence no payment default is reported and no claim is processed under PSM Scheme as on date.

(e): PTAs shall maintain an Escrow Account as stipulated in the Concession Agreement (CA).  Any delay or non-payment arising from insufficient funds in the Escrow Account shall constitute a 'Default by PTA,' which will be reported to CESL.  Upon a valid PSM Request, CESL may disburse the approved  amount  from  the  Scheme  Fund  to  the  Escrow  Account.    If  the  PTA  fails  to  repay  the disbursed amount with LPS within 90 days, MHI will request RBI to invoke the Direct Debit Mandate (DDM).  RBI shall debit the State Government/UT account and credit the Scheme Fund, including the applicable LPS. This structured mechanism enables CESL to manage financial risk exposure while making payments on behalf of defaulting PTAs

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| S.No   | State              | Cities                            | Sanctioned Buses   |
|--------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|        | Gujarat            | Surat                             | 600                |
| 1 2    | Karnataka          | Ahemdabad Bengaluru               | 1,200 4,500        |
|        |                    | Mumbai                            | 1,500              |
| 3      | Maharashtra        | Pune                              | 1,000              |
| 4      | Telangana          | Hyderabad                         | 2,200              |
| 5      | Delhi              | Delhi                             | 2,800              |
| A      | Total (PM E-DRIVE) | Total (PM E-DRIVE)                | 13,800             |
| S.No.  | State Cities       | State Cities                      | Sanctioned Buses   |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | Amaravati                         | 50                 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh     | Anantapur                         | 50                 |
| 3      | Andhra Pradesh     | Guntur                            | 100                |
| 4      | Andhra Pradesh     | Kadapa                            | 50                 |
| 5      | Andhra Pradesh     | Kakinada                          | 50                 |
| 6      | Andhra Pradesh     | Kurnool                           | 50                 |
| 7      | Andhra Pradesh     | Nellore                           | 100                |
| 8      | Andhra Pradesh     | Rajahmundry                       | 50                 |
| 9      | Andhra Pradesh     | Tirupati                          | 350                |
| 10     | Andhra Pradesh     | Vijayawada                        | 100                |
| 11     |                    | Visakhapatnam                     | 100                |
| 12     | Gujarat            | Bhavnagar                         | 100                |
| 13     | Gujarat            | Gandhidham                        | 50                 |
| 14     | Gujarat            | Navsari                           | 50                 |
| 15     | Gujarat            | Gandhinagar                       | 100                |
| 16     | Gujarat            | Jamnagar                          | 50                 |
| 17     | Gujarat            | Junagadh                          | 50                 |
| 18     | Gujarat            | Rajkot                            | 100                |
| 19     | Gujarat            | Vadodara                          | 250                |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh     | Bhopal                            | 195                |
| 21     | Madhya Pradesh     | Indore                            | 270                |
| 22 23  | Madhya Pradesh     | Jabalpur                          | 200                |
| 24     | Madhya Pradesh     | Sagar                             | 32                 |
| 25     | Madhya Pradesh     | Gwalior                           | 100                |
| 26     | Madhya Pradesh     | satna Dewas                       | 20                 |
| 27     | Madhya Pradesh     | Ujjain                            | 55 100             |
| 28     | Maharashtra        | Ahilyanagar                       | 40                 |
| 29     | Maharashtra        | Akola                             |                    |
|        | Maharashtra        |                                   | 50                 |
| 30     | Maharashtra        | Amravati                          | 50                 |
| 31     | Maharashtra        | Chatrapati Sambhajinagar Bhiwandi | 100                |
| 32     | Maharashtra        |                                   | 100                |
| 33     | Maharashtra        | Chandrapur                        | 50                 |
| 34     | Maharashtra        | Dhule                             | 28                 |
| 35     | Maharashtra        | Ichalkaranji                      | 25 50              |
| 36 37  | Maharashtra        | Jalgaon Kalyan Dombivli           | 100                |
| 38     | Maharashtra        | Kolhapur                          | 100                |
|        | Maharashtra        | Latur                             | 50                 |
| 39 40  | Maharashtra        | Mira Bhainder                     | 100                |
| 41     | Maharashtra        | Nagpur                            | 150                |
| 42     | Maharashtra        | Nashik                            | 100                |
| 43     | Maharashtra        | Sangli                            | 50                 |
| 44     | Maharashtra        | Solapur                           | 100                |

| 45    |                   | Thane              | 100   |
|-------|-------------------|--------------------|-------|
| 46    |                   | Ulhasnagar         | 100   |
| 47    |                   | Vasai Virar City   | 100   |
| 48    |                   | Malegaon           | 26    |
| 49    |                   | Prabhani           | 40    |
| 50    | Meghalaya         | Shillong           | 55    |
| 51    |                   | Sambalpur          | 50    |
| 52    |                   | Berhampur          | 50    |
| 53    | Odisha            | Bhubaneswar        | 100   |
| 54    |                   | Rourkela           | 100   |
| 55    |                   | Cuttack            | 100   |
| 56    | Puducherry        | Puducherry         | 75    |
| 57    |                   | Ajmer              | 100   |
| 58    |                   | Alwar              | 100   |
| 59    |                   | Bhilwara           | 50    |
| 60    |                   | Bikaner            | 125   |
| 61    | Rajasthan         | Jaipur             | 450   |
| 62    |                   | Jodhpur            | 125   |
| 63    |                   | Kota               | 100   |
| 64    |                   | Udaipur            | 50    |
| 65    |                   | Sikhar             | 50    |
| 66    |                   | Dehradun           | 100   |
| 67    | Uttrakhand        | Haridwar           | 37    |
| 68    | Assam             | Guwahati           | 100   |
| 69    | Chandigarh        | Chandigarh         | 428   |
| 70    |                   | Gurugram Faridabad | 100   |
| 71    |                   | Hisar              | 100   |
| 72    |                   | Karnal             | 50 50 |
| 73 74 |                   | Panipat            | 50    |
| 75    |                   | Rohtak             | 50    |
| 76    | Haryana           | Yamuna Nagar       | 50    |
| 77    |                   | Bhagalpur          | 50    |
| 78    |                   | Darbhanga          | 50    |
| 79    |                   | Gaya               | 50    |
| 80    | Bihar             | Muzzafarpur        | 50    |
| 81    |                   | Patna              | 150   |
| 82    |                   | Purnea             | 50    |
| 83    | Arunachal pradesh | Itanagar           | 50    |
| 84    | Goa               | Panaji             | 50    |
| 85    |                   | Shimla             | 25    |
| 86    | Himachal Pradesh  | Dharmsala          | 25    |
| 87    |                   | Durg               | 50    |
| 88    |                   | Raipur             | 100   |
| 89    | Chattisgarh       | korba              | 40    |
| 90    |                   | Bilaspur           | 50    |
| 91    |                   | Belgagavi          | 100   |
| 92    |                   | Bellary            | 50    |
| 93    |                   | Davanagere         | 50    |
| 94    |                   | Dharwad            | 100   |
| 95    |                   | kalaburagi         | 100   |
| 96    | karnataka         | Mangaluru          | 100   |
| 97    |                   | Mysuru             | 100   |
| 98    |                   | Shimoga            | 50    |
| 99    |                   | Tumakuru           | 50    |
| 100   |                   | Vijayapura         | 50    |
| 101   |                   | Amritsar           | 100   |
| 102   | Punjab            | Ludhiana           | 100   |

| 103   |                                | Patiala                        | 50     |
|-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
| 104   |                                | Jalandhar                      | 97     |
| 105   |                                | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar     | 100    |
| 106   | Kerela                         | Kerala                         | 293    |
| 107   | Telangana                      | Nizamabad                      | 51     |
| 108   |                                | Warangal                       | 100    |
| 109   | Manipur                        | Imphal                         | 50     |
| 110   | Andaman &Nicobar               | Andaman &Nicobar               | 45     |
| 111   | Jammu &Kashmir                 | Srinagar                       | 100    |
| 112   |                                | Jammu                          | 100    |
| 113   | Ladakh                         | Ladakh                         | 48     |
| 114   | Dadra &nagar haveli,Daman &DIU | Dadra &nagar haveli,Daman &DIU | 50     |
| B     | Total (PM-eBus Sewa)           | Total (PM-eBus Sewa)           | 10,000 |
| C     | Total Scheme Buses (A+B)       | Total Scheme Buses (A+B)       | 23,800 |