e-BUS SERVICE
e-BUS SERVICE
PM-eBus Sewa Scheme being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), aims to strengthen urban transport system by deployment of 10,000 air-conditioned electric buses to urban cities with population size of 3 – 40 lakhs including cluster of small adjoining statutory towns, State capitals and capital cities of North Eastern and Hilly Regions having population less than 3 lakhs.
The Scheme enables about 30% of the participating cities to deploy organized public transport system and about 80% of the participating cities to transition towards e-mobility for the first time. There is an overwhelming response to the Scheme as support for associated infrastructure is also provided, including 100% financial support for Behind-the-Meter (BTM) power infrastructure for deployment of e-Buses under the Scheme. More than 200 infrastructure proposals have been sanctioned (both civil depot and power infrastructure) along with the demand of 10,000 e-buses. So far, more than 500 circuit kms of High Tension (HT) line infrastructure and depot construction on more than 300 acres of land has been sanctioned for deployment of electric buses.
The total amount sanctioned and spent for the infrastructure proposals (Behind-the-Meter power infrastructure and Civil Depot Infrastructure) till December 2025 is Rs 1254.38 crore and Rs. 483.70 crore respectively under the Scheme. The details of the state-wise amount sanctioned and spent are attached in Annexure-I.
10,000 buses under the Scheme have been sanctioned across 116 cities in 20 States and 6 UTs. The details of the state-wise buses sanctioned is attached as Annexure-II.
The data management system of MoHUA does not maintain the number of jobs created as operation of buses and depot construction projects are implemented by respective cities. However, employment generation potential is estimated to be in the range of 45,000 to 55,000 direct jobs during tenure of the Scheme.
A total amount of ₹10.48 crore has been sanctioned for Behind-the-Meter (BTM) power and civil depot infrastructure works. Out of this, a mother sanction of ₹8.40 crore was issued. A total of 200 e-buses has been sanctioned for the Jabalpur city and the Concession Agreement has been signed dated 12.02.2026. No buses are operational so far. The details of funds sanctioned and issued are provided in Annexure-III.
ANNEXURE-I
Details of the total Amount Sanctioned and Spent under the PM-eBus Sewa
#
State/UT
Amount sanctioned (Rs. in Cr.)
Amount Spent (Rs. in Cr.)
BTM
Civil
Total
BTM
Civil
Total
1
Andhra Pradesh
30.18
65.41
95.59
0
0
0
2
Assam
3.84
12.81
16.65
3.33
7.52
10.85
3
Bihar
79.25
33.21
112.46
79.25
8.3
87.55
4
Chandigarh
11.87
0.00
11.87
11.87
0
11.87
5
Chhattisgarh
30.36
20.19
50.55
25.09
6.07
31.16
6
Gujarat
35.69
40.61
76.30
19.88
9.06
28.94
7
Haryana
13.44
8.69
22.13
0
0
0
8
Jammu and Kashmir
14.28
28.09
42.37
0
0
0
9
Madhya Pradesh
55.01
36.39
91.40
1.32
0
1.32
10
Maharashtra
228.21
142.28
370.49
167.65
32.53
200.18
11
Meghalaya
8.95
9.00
17.95
0
0
0
12
Odisha
54.11
34.05
88.16
39.91
7.96
47.87
13
Puducherry
8.15
0.00
8.15
0
0
0
14
Punjab
22.90
20.87
43.77
14.27
5.23
19.5
15
Rajasthan
60.08
42.03
102.11
35.84
8.62
44.46
16
Uttarakhand
12.02
15.36
27.38
0
0
0
17
Karnataka
37.82
39.23
77.05
0
0
0
Total
706.16
548.22
1254.38
398.40
85.29
483.70
ANNEXURE-II
Details of the number of e-buses sanctioned under PM-eBus Sewa Scheme
State/ UT
Cities
Buses
Assam
1
100
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)
1
45
Andhra Pradesh
11
1050
Arunachal Pradesh
1
50
Bihar
6
400
Chhattisgarh
4
240
Gujarat
8
750
Goa
1
50
Haryana
7
450
Himachal Pradesh
2
50
Karnataka
10
750
Kerala
3
293
Madhya Pradesh
8
972
Maharashtra
22
1609
Manipur
1
50
Meghalaya
1
55
Odisha
5
400
Punjab
5
447
Rajasthan
9
1150
Uttarakhand
2
137
Telangana
2
151
Chandigarh (UT)
1
428
Jammu & Kashmir (UT)
2
200
Ladakh (UT)
1
48
Puducherry (UT)
1
75
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu (UT)
1
50
20 States and 6 UTs
116
10,000
ANNEXURE-III
In ₹ Cr.
City
Sanctioned Amount
Mother Sanction Issued
BTM
Civil
Total
BTM
Civil
Total
Jabalpur
6.30
4.18
10.48
6.30
2.10
8.40
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.