Updated till date: 10 Aug 2024
Target: To encourage the upper middle class to switch to public transport i.e. ease traffic & vehicular pollution control[1]
Uber & Aaveg already secured License for premium bus service as of 16 May 2024[2]
-- Expected flag off the buses to happen in August 2024[3]
Hinderances by BJP caused years of Delay as the proposal was initially introduced in 2016 but then LG withheld assent, later BJP leaders made corruption complaint to ACB but just like every other case, nothing came out of the complaint[4]
This scheme allows Private players to operate an app-based bus service with luxury features
“People will leave their cars & scooters and start travelling in buses. We worked hard in the last four years to make it true” - CM Arvind Kejriwal[4:1]
From 1 January 2025, the entire bus fleet should be electric
21 Nov 2023: Delhi Govt finally notified Premium Buses Service Scheme[4:3]
References
https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/delhi/story/delhi-government-premium-bus-aggregator-scheme-upper-middle-class-public-transport-2451581-2023-10-20 ↩︎ ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/2-ride-hailing-services-get-licence-to-operate-under-premium-bus-scheme-in-delhi/articleshow/110163078.cms ↩︎
https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/ubers-premium-bus-service-in-delhi-ncr-starts-in-august-will-have-ac-wifi-cctv-6125706 ↩︎
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-govt-notifies-app-based-premium-bus-service-scheme/article67559707.ece ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/105399336.cms ↩︎
https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/delhi-to-launch-premium-bus-service-bookings-can-be-made-on-app-343674-2022-08-04 ↩︎
https://theprint.in/india/delhi-govt-releases-notification-of-draft-scheme-for-premium-bus-service/1597466/ ↩︎
