There are preparations to promote the operation of electric buses in Madhya Pradesh. For this, the State cabinet has already decided to operate it in 6 big cities of the state under PM e-bus service in February. Now the Urban Administration and Development Department has become active in preparing SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) along with discussing other issues including operation of buses run under this scheme and demand from the bus center.
Since policy decisions cannot be taken and cabinet meetings cannot be held during Lok Sabha elections. Therefore, now the officials of the ministry are busy in making rules for the decisions taken before the implementation of the code of conduct and completing other processes.
In this context, the Urban Development and Housing Department is going to convene a meeting this week regarding the operation of electric buses in the state. In this meeting, along with the arrangements for operation of e-buses, experts will also be called so that every aspect can be discussed and after the implementation of the code of conduct, this matter can be brought back to the cabinet for detailed discussion.
Mohan government had decided to run electric buses in the 6 big cities of the state in the cabinet held in the last week of February, which include Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Sagar Municipal Corporation areas, where 552 e buses were operated. Will go.
MP government will operate these buses under the Pradhan Mantri E-Bus Scheme. The central government will provide the buses and also bear the operational and maintenance costs for 12 years. Through this scheme, e-buses will be promoted and gradually expanded.
According to the decisions taken so far regarding the operation of e-buses, a committee will be formed at the local level by the state government for the operation of e-buses. On the other hand, the Central Government claims that after the operation of e-buses, passenger fares can be reduced by up to thirty percent. Along with this, dependence on diesel will also reduce and it will be easier to prevent pollution.
