Tata Motors will have to supply, operate and maintain air-conditioned, low-floor, 12-metre fully-built electric buses for 12 years, as per the contract.
Announcing the launch of the scheme, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the labour department portfolio, distributed free bus passes to 100 construction workers.
Terming the flag off as the beginning of an era of the environmentally friendly public transport system in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister said 2000 electric buses will be procured by the government in coming years.
Delhi government's contact less e-ticketing app will provide 10 per cent discount on DTC bus fares and will also show the expected time of arrival (ETA) of buses.
Public buses and metro trains in the national capital will run at their current limited capacities for at least two more weeks with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Monday deciding to maintain status quo on the number of passengers, sources said.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on May 20 said there will be strict action against DTC drivers, conductors and bus marshals if they fail to ensure social distancing inside the buses, and allow more than 20 passengers to travel.
On October 29, Kejriwal had made the travel free for women in all DTC and cluster buses. When a woman boards a bus, she can buy a ticket, if she wishes to. Otherwise, the conductor gives a pink ticket to her free of cost. Kejriwal said it was one of the most famous schemes of his government.
The AAP government has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to hire 2,000 CNG-operated buses which would ply during the odd-even road rationing scheme starting from November 4, an official statement said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also announced free transportation to women on Raksha Bandhan in all category of state-owned buses.
"The government is considering to waive fare for women in DTC buses and Delhi Metro to encourage them to use public transport in view of their safety. An announcement in this regard will be made on June 3," said chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
Commuters will now be able to locate the nearest bus stops, know the time of arrival of the buses, and plan their journey, courtesy a common mobility app launched on Tuesday by Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot.
The facility will benefit students of the Delhi government's educational institutions besides those in institutions run by the municipal corporations and the central government.
The petition was filed by Manish Kumar after his laptop was stolen while travelling on a cluster bus. When he confronted the thieves, they tried to slash him by knives, but he escaped unhurt.
Initially planned for the Delhi Secretariat bus stop on Vikas Marg, such maps will be added to other bus shelters soon.
The Delhi Mtero cards will be valid in 250 select city buses from Monday in a project that will eventually seek to merge Metro and bus travel
Najeeb Jung’s successor, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, has returned the file on the Delhi government’s proposal to slash DTC bus fares by 75 per cent.
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