In a move to cater to more cities, the government is reportedly considering reducing the per unit subsidy for electric buses under the PM E-DRIVE scheme without raising the budgetary allocation.
Cities such as Hyderabad, Surat, Bengaluru and Pune have together raised a subsidy demand for more than 15,000 units, an ET report said, citing officials familiar with the matter.
“The newly formed Delhi government is expected to raise a significant demand for e-buses. Orders from Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are awaited as well,” an official was quoted as saying in the report.
The report further said that currently the Centre offers a subsidy of INR 20-35 Lakh per electric bus, depending on the carrying capacity and specification of the vehicle.
(The story will be updated soon)
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