PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

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The Centre’s PM e-Bus Sewa scheme is gathering pace, with more than 500 electric buses now operational across 23 cities and daily ridership crossing one lakh. 

About PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

• It aims to strengthen the urban transport system by deployment of 10,000 air-conditioned electric buses to urban cities.
• Eligible Cities: Cities have a population ranging 3-40 lakh and state capitals including North Eastern and Hilly Regions below three lakh population as per 2011 census are eligible for the scheme. 
• It is being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

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Features of PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

• It focuses on cities with limited public transport capacity and largely covers smaller cities including those where organised city bus services have either been absent or inadequate.
• Under this scheme, city bus operations will be done on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
• This scheme will support bus operations for 10 years.
• States/Cities shall be responsible for running the bus services and making payments to the bus operators.
• The Central Government will support these bus operations by providing subsidies to the extent specified in the proposed scheme.
• It covers development of depots, charging infrastructure, green mobility initiatives including accessible bus stops, last mile connectivity Intelligent Transit Management System (ITMS) and National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)-based ticketing.

Source: NIE