Transport companies formed in 20 urban bodies of the state

Transport companies have been formed in 20 urban bodies to encourage and facilitate public transport in urban areas of the state. 1505 buses are being operated in these urban bodies under various schemes of the Urban Development and Housing Department like JNNURM, FAME-1 and AMRUT 1.0. Of these, 1196 urban and 309 inter-city buses are being operated.

Work is being done to develop 217 e-charging infrastructure to promote the operation of electric vehicles in 3 cities of the state, Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur. Tender has been issued by the department for PM e-bus. Estimate is being prepared for this. Buses operated under AMRUT Yojana in 15 cities of the state have been provided with ITMS equipment for the convenience of passengers in buses, including GPS, camera, passenger information system and panic button for the safety of women. For the smooth operation of buses, monitoring of all buses is being ensured by the Control Command Centre.

To promote electric vehicles in the state, a draft of Electric Vehicle Policy has been prepared. For this, a portal named EV-Tarang has also been developed.