UP Budget: Rs 400 cr for e-buses, Rs 150 cr for modern bus stands: Transport minister
He claimed that this provision will give a new direction to Uttar Pradesh's public transport system.
He claimed that this provision will give a new direction to Uttar Pradesh's public transport system.
In the backdrop of this rapid adoption, manufacturers want the government to continue with the electric vehicle subsidies, ensure supply chain costs are stabilised, and enhance investment in charging infrastructure to accelerate conversion to electric passenger vehicles from petrol or diesel powered ones.
Ashok Leyland Chairman Dheeraj Hinduja said that the plant was completed in record time, thanks to the support and administrative efficiency of the Yogi government.
Since e-bus manufacturing is the new and first-of-its-kind activity, buses to be manufactured in the unit will usher in an era of a no-emission transport system in the state, a CMO spokesman said here on Tuesday.
The state requires around 1,000 e-buses to meet its growing demand. Of these, 200 will be procured by the state government, while 400 will be provided by the central government, Housing & Urban Development Minister Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra said here on Friday.
In a step towards giving a boost to the national capital's public transport system, 400 state-of-the-art electric buses were flagged off on Friday under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Interconnector (DEVI) scheme from the Kushak Nala depot.
