Electric local Buses in 4 cities of Punjab

Last Updated: 15 July 2024

Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala to get e-buses[1]

City Buses
Ludhaina 100
Amritsar 100
Jalandhar 100
Patiala 50

Plan details

05 March 2024: Announced by Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema during the state Budget[1:1]

Punjab Local Government Department will launch electric buses, in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs as

  • States will be responsible for running the bus services and making payments to the bus operators[2]
  • e-buses will be deployed using public-private partnership (PPP) model[1:2]
  • 10-year operational cost will be shared between state and center[2:1]
  • Payments to the bus operators to be made on a per kilometre basis[2:2]
  • Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) is the aggregator for the scheme for collective Bidding for all states i.e. cheaper price[2:3]

REFERENCES:

  1. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/jalandhar-amritsar-ludhiana-patiala-to-get-e-buses-597610 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-4-more-opt-for-direct-debit-in-state-e-bus-scheme-11699641770532.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎