The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) will soon add 300 electric buses to its fleet to provide affordable, safe, and modern transport services to people.
Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday announced that 150 electric Mohalla buses will be operational across the city within the next two weeks in a bid towards improving last-mile connectivity.
The decision has been taken as the existing Gramin Seva vehicles running on CNG are nearing the end of their 15-year lifespan.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena along with Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot flagged off these electric buses from Baansera in Sarai Kale Khan.
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'Cities will be provided a subsidy of 40 per cent of total costs of an electric bus'
Similar problems were reported by drivers of e-buses plying between Jadavpur and Behala.
DMRC had submitted a proposal in January 2018 to the Delhi government for providing a grant under the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the procurement of the buses to boost its feeder service.
Last July, the Delhi government gave in-principle approval for the hiring of a consultant to run 1,000 electric buses at an estimated cost of Rs 2,500 crore in the national capital as promised in its 2018-19 Budget.
Gadkari said his Ministry had decided to provide 10 methanol-run buses to Guwahati on a pilot project.
