PM-eBus Sewa Commits 10,000 Zero-Emission Electric Buses Across Tier-2 Municipal Hubs
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has expanded procurement under the PM-eBus Sewa initiative, deploying 10,000 domestically manufactured electric transit buses across 169 municipal corporations.
The program utilizes a public-private partnership (PPP) gross cost contract model where bus manufacturers assume responsibility for vehicle maintenance and fast-charging depot infrastructure over a 12-year operational lifespan.
Municipal operators in cities like Indore, Surat, and Bhubaneswar report operational cost savings of 42% compared to diesel fleets, while reducing tailpipe particulate emissions in dense urban cores.
"Decarbonizing public transit is the fastest and most equitable pathway to improving air quality in India's rapidly growing secondary metropolitan centers."
Domestic lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery pack manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra provide localized supply chains, supported by the national Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced chemistry cells.