Lok Sabha Question No. 824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Implementation of PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 824

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 04, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM E-BUS SEWA SCHEME

- NO.824.    SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

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

- (a) the overall progress made in the implementation of the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme across the country;
- (b) the present status of operationalisation of the hundred electric buses sanctioned to Mangalore under the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any communication or proposals from the State Government of Karnataka or the Mangalore City  Corporation  regarding  land  identification  for  charging  depots, parking facilities or related infrastructure and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the next steps required from the State Government/Urban Local Body for the timely rollout of the said scheme; and
- (e) the timelines and conditions prescribed by the Government for cities to complete  preparatory  actions such  as land allocation,  SPV arrangements, tendering and fleet deployment?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a): 'PM-eBus Sewa' launched on 16 th  August 2023 aims to augment city bus operations in urban areas with Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 20,000 crores for deploying electric buses under the PPP model.

Progress of the Scheme:

## Bus Demand

Ministry  has  approved  9,360  e-buses  demand  from  15  States  and  4  UTs. These approved buses have been sanctioned as per the Scheme Guidelines and Addendum (15 th  April 2025) and are spread across 106 cities. State wise sanctioned buses are attached at Annexure- I.

## Associated Infrastructure [Bus Depot and Behind-The-Meter (BTM) Power Infrastructure]

-  Projects Sanctioned for BTM Infrastructure, so far: 88
-  Projects Sanctioned for Civil Infrastructure, so far: 85
- Total Sanctioned Amount for associated infrastructure, so far: Rs 1,075.31
-  crore.

## Bus Tender Progress

- 
- Buses Tendered, so far: 6,518
-  Letter of Confirmation of Quantity (LoCQ) Issued: 5,918
- 
- Letter of Award Issued, so far: 4,447

(b)  to  (e):  A  total  of  750  e-buses  has  been  sanctioned  for  the  State  of Karnataka including 100 electric buses for Mangalore. The tendering of bus is done by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) by aggregating the demand to get better price discovery. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation  (KSRTC)  has  submitted  proposals  for  the  establishment  of depot  infrastructure  at  Mudupi  and  Kuntikana,  each  with  a  capacity  to accommodate 50 e-buses within Mangalore City.

For the timely roll out of the PM-eBus Sewa scheme, cities/ULBs are required to complete pre-implementation activities, such as land allocation for the depots, processing of tenders for civil and power infrastructure, work for  the  depot,  commissioning  of  associated  infrastructure,  and  SPV arrangement before the start of bus operations. No specific timelines have been prescribed for completion of pre-implementation activities. However, scheme provides for subsidy for maximum 10 years or up to March 2037 whichever is earlier.

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## List of State wise Sanctioned e-buses under PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

| S.no   | State / UT           |   No. of Cities |   Buses sanctioned |
|--------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| 1      | Assam                |              01 |                100 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh       |              11 |               1050 |
| 3      | Bihar                |              06 |                400 |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh         |              04 |                240 |
| 5      | Gujarat              |              08 |                780 |
| 6      | Haryana              |              07 |                450 |
| 7      | Madhya Pradesh       |              08 |                972 |
| 8      | Maharashtra          |              22 |               1559 |
| 9      | Meghalaya            |              01 |                 55 |
| 10     | Odisha               |              05 |                400 |
| 11     | Punjab               |              05 |                447 |
| 12     | Rajasthan            |              09 |               1150 |
| 13     | Uttarakhand          |              02 |                138 |
| 14     | Karnataka            |              10 |                750 |
| 15     | Chandigarh (UT)      |              01 |                428 |
| 16     | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) |              02 |                200 |
| 17     | Ladakh (UT)          |              01 |                 15 |
| 18     | Puducherry (UT)      |              01 |                 75 |
| 19     | Telangana            |              02 |                151 |
|        | TOTAL                |             106 |               9360 |