Delhi tops in terms of electric buses after Arvind Kejriwal govt introduces 400 new buses on streets

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Arvind Kejriwal on 5 September, along with LG VK Saxena, flagged off 400 new electric buses from the IP State Depot, the national capital has ranked number 1 in the country, in terms of deploying electric buses in the city. Speaking at the occasion, CM Kejriwal said that these buses are part of the subsidy scheme of 921 buses. He even said that the Central government has provided a subsidy of ₹417 crore for electric buses, while the Delhi government will spend ₹3,674 crore.

Currently, 800 electric buses are running on the streets of Delhi, which is the highest in the entire country. Stating the future plan, Kejriwal said that by the end of 2025, their government's goal is to have over 8,000 electric buses on the roads of Delhi. Kejriwal even noted that after 2025, there will be more than 10,000 buses in Delhi, out of which 80 percent or 8,280 buses will be electric, adding 'Delhi will be known across the world for its adoption of electric buses'.

Earlier on Tuesday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with LG VK Saxena, flagged off 400 new low-floor AC electric buses from the IP State Bus Depot. Terming the occasion as a day of great pleasure to the people of Delhi, Kejriwal had said, "Approximately 400 new E-buses have been added to the fleet of the DTC. Along with the LG Vinai Kumar Saxena, I inaugurated the occasion.

Before this 400 E-buses were providing the facilities to the people of Delhi. Now, these E-buses which are completely modern, and air-conditioned buses would run on the streets of Delhi. With this, Delhi has become the city with the most number of Electric Buses on its streets." "By the end of 2023, we are positive of having 1900 Electric Buses.