What is ‘PM-eBus Sewa’ Scheme?

About ‘PM-eBus Sewa’ Scheme:

• Under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, 10,000 e-buses will be deployed across cities in the country.
• Support for Operation:
  • 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 subsidy to the extent specified in the proposed scheme.
• Funding:
  • It has been allocated a total funding of Rs 57,613 crore.
  • Out of this financial provision, the central government will contribute Rs 20,000 crore, while the remaining portion will be covered by the state governments.
• Coverage: The scheme will cover cities with 3 lakhs and above population and priority will be given to cities not having organised bus services.
• There are two segments of the scheme: Augmenting the city bus services and Green Urban Mobility initiatives.
• Augmenting the city bus services:
  • Under this, the e-buses will operate under the PPP model and the government will help develop associated infrastructure to provide support for development/upgradation of depot infrastructure
  • It will also help cities create behind-the-meter power infrastructure for the e-buses.
• Green Urban Mobility initiatives:
  • Bus rapid transport projects would be developed along with non-motorised infrastructure like bike sharing, bicycle lanes.
  • Innovative projects like National Common Mobility Card, Intelligent Transit Management System, Multimodal Interchange facilities would also be developed.