The Government of India has approved 25 numbers of electric buses in Silchar under its FAME India Scheme- Phase 2 to improve the road connectivity.
The department of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprise under Government of India has sanctioned 5595 electric buses to 64 cities for intra and intercity operations in order to push for clean mobility in public transportation.
Out of the 5595 buses, Assam will get 100 buses which will be distributed between Guwahati, Jorhat and Silchar with 50, 25 and 25 numbers of buses respectively for each town.
According to a press release issued by the Department of Heavy Industries, 86 proposals from 26 States & Union Territories were received for the deployment of 14988 e-buses. After receiving the proposal, the government sanctioned 5095 electric buses to 64 cities/State Transport Corporations for intra-city operation after evaluating of the proposals as per EoI. 400 electric buses for intercity operation and 100 electric buses for last mile connectivity to Delhi Rail Corporation have also been sanctioned.
The release also stated that each selected city is now required to initiate the procurement process in a time-bound manner for the deployment of sanctioned electric buses on an operational cost basis.
