On Trackhigh confidenceUrban Development

Extend the PM-eBus Seva fleet to more eligible cities

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 8 Jul 2026

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Implementation is progressing towards the commitment.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“We have launched a scheme PM-eBus Seva to introduce a fleet of e-Buss across cities to provide affordable and safe transport to citizens. Now we will further extend it to other eligible cities.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.50

Our Assessment

The promise was to extend the PM-eBus Sewa fleet to more eligible cities. PM-eBus Sewa had Cabinet approval for 10,000 e-buses with Rs 57,613 crore estimated cost and Rs 20,000 crore central support, and official 2026 data says 10,000 buses have been sanctioned across 116 cities in 20 states and 6 UTs. MoHUA also reported Rs 1,254.38 crore sanctioned and Rs 483.70 crore spent for depot and behind-the-meter infrastructure till December 2025. The PM-eBus Sewa Payment Security Mechanism adds support for more than 38,000 e-buses, with tenders and letters of award progressing, but bus deployment and operations remain under implementation. This is on_track, not fulfilled, because sanction and tenders do not by themselves prove the promised urban fleet is fully operational. Budget: direct Cabinet-approved outlays exist for PM-eBus Sewa and PM-eBus Sewa-PSM, and utilisation evidence exists for infrastructure spending up to December 2025.

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Sources & Evidence

government

Cabinet approves PM-eBus Sewa with 10,000 e-buses and Rs 57,613 crore estimated cost

pib.gov.in·16 Aug 2023

government

Cabinet approves PM-eBus Sewa Payment Security Mechanism with Rs 3,435.33 crore outlay

pib.gov.in·11 Sept 2024

government

PM-eBus Sewa implementation update with buses and infrastructure

pib.gov.in·10 Mar 2026

government

PM-eBus Sewa-PSM implementation progress: tenders and letters of award

pib.gov.in·10 Mar 2026

government

PM-eBus Sewa - 10,000 e-buses across 116 cities; PSM progress (PIB)

pib.gov.in·28 Feb 2026

government

PM-eBus Sewa Payment Security Mechanism implementation progress

pib.gov.in·17 Mar 2026

government

PM-eBus Sewa-PSM scheme approved for e-bus deployment (PMO)

pmindia.gov.in·11 Sept 2024

Promise Timeline

17 Mar 2026

PIB reported that tenders for 6,228 PM-eBus Sewa buses had concluded, LOAs for 4,720 buses had been issued, and Rs 500 crore had been disbursed to CESL for the PSM Fund.

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10 Mar 2026

Government reported 10,000 PM-eBus Sewa buses sanctioned across 116 cities in 20 states and 6 UTs, with Rs 1,254.38 crore sanctioned and Rs 483.70 crore spent for infrastructure proposals till December 2025.

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10 Mar 2026

Government reported PM-eBus Sewa-PSM progress, including concluded tenders for 6,228 buses and Letters of Award for 4,720 buses as of 28 February 2026.

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10 Mar 2026

PIB reported Rs 1,254.38 crore sanctioned and Rs 483.70 crore spent for BTM power and civil depot infrastructure till December 2025.

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10 Mar 2026

PIB reported that 10,000 buses had been sanctioned across 116 cities in 20 States and 6 Union Territories under PM-eBus Sewa.

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11 Sept 2024

Cabinet approved PM-eBus Sewa Payment Security Mechanism with Rs 3,435.33 crore outlay to support more than 38,000 e-buses from FY2024-25 to FY2028-29.

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11 Sept 2024

Cabinet approves PM-eBus Sewa-PSM scheme (Rs 3,435 crore) to support deployment of 38,000+ e-buses (FY2024-25 to 2028-29), backstopping the 10,000-bus PM-eBus Sewa programme.

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16 Aug 2023

Cabinet approved PM-eBus Sewa for 10,000 e-buses in 169 cities, with estimated cost of Rs 57,613 crore and Rs 20,000 crore central support.

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