Evolving an Electric Bus Ecosystemin Indian Cities - Issues and Challenges - E-Buses in Public Transport

Sep 18, 2026

The document outlines the state of electric buses in Indian public transport, focusing on key issues and challenges faced by State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs). It presents extensive tables of e-bus counts across organizations and cites India’s experience with electric vehicles under FAME-I (CAPEX) and FAME-II (OPEX) models. It also summarizes fleet growth expectations and provides fuel type-wise fleet details by SRTU, including owned versus hired bus composition.

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E-Buses in Public Transport

Issues and Challenges

India’s Experience with Electric Vehicles

Details of E-Buses in SRTUs

Fleet Details of SRTUs (Fuel Type-wise)

WELCOME Evolving an Electric Bus Ecosystemin Indian Cities Moderated by Dr. Kulwant Singh Advisor @ Busworld Foundation CRC Mohanty Environment Program Coordinator@ UNCRD Jan Deman Managing Director@ Busworld Foundation T Surya Kiran Executive Director@ ASRTU # E-Buses in Public Transport Issues and Challenges Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) New Delhi, India | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Sl. No | STU Name | No. of Buses | | 1 | AMTSL | 230 | | 2 | AMTS | 741 | | 3 | Allahabad CTSL | 127 | | 4 | A & N | 257 | | 5 | APSRTC | 11696 | | 6 | Arunachal PradeshST | 255 | | 7 | ASTC | 674 | | 8 | BEST | 3338 | | 9 | CURT | 200 | | 10 | BSRTC | 414 | | 11 | BMTC | 6664 | | 12 | CSTC | 718 | | 13 | CTU | 587 | | 14 | DIMTS | 2847 | | 15 | DTC | 3762 | | 16 | GSRTC | 8281 | | 17 | HRTC | 3000 | | 18 | J & K SRTC | 570 | | 19 | JCTSL | 293 | | 20 | KadambaTCL | 540 | | 21 | Kalyan Dombivli MT | 218 | | Sl. No | STU Name | No. ofBuses | | --- | --- | --- | | 22 | KCTSL | 270 | | 23 | KSRTC | 8820 | | 24 | Kerala SRTC | 5489 | | 25 | Kerala Urban RTC | 719 | | 26 | KMT | 135 | | 27 | LCTSL | 260 | | 28 | MCTSL | 120 | | 29 | Meghalaya | 62 | | 30 | Mizoram ST | 40 | | 31 | MSRTC | 17900 | | 32 | MTC-Ch. | 3709 | | 33 | Nagaland ST | 263 | | 34 | NBSTC | 965 | | 35 | NEKRTC | 4714 | | 36 | NMMT | 397 | | 37 | NWKRTC | 5080 | | 38 | OSRTC | 444 | | 39 | Pepsu RTC | 1045 | | 40 | Puducherry RTC | 110 | | 41 | PMPML | 2652 | | Sl. No | STU Name | No. ofBuses | | --- | --- | --- | | 42 | Punjab State Bus StandManagement Co. | 1116 | | 43 | RSRTC | 4878 | | 44 | SETC | 1164 | | 45 | SMTU | 44 | | 46 | Sikkim | 97 | | 47 | SBSTC | 661 | | 48 | ST HARYANA | 3630 | | 49 | ST Punjab | 646 | | 50 | TSRTC | 9691 | | 51 | Thane MTU | 353 | | 52 | TNSTC-CBE | 2850 | | 53 | TNSTC-KUMB | 3471 | | 54 | TNSTC-MDU | 2166 | | 55 | TNSTC-SALEM | 2131 | | 56 | TNSTC-TNV | 1762 | | 57 | TNSTC-VPM | 3373 | | 58 | Tripura RTC | 63 | | 59 | UPSRTC | 9219 | | 60 | UTC | 1225 | | 61 | VCTSL | 130 | | 62 | WBSTCL | 92 | | Total | | 147368 | INDIA’s EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S. No | Name of the Organization | No of Buses | | | | | FAME-I (CAPEXModel) | FAME-II (OPEXModel) | | 1 | Assam STC | 15 | - | | 2 | J&K SRTC | 40 | - | | 3 | West Bengal TCL | 59 | - | | 4 | BEST - Mumbai | 06 | 386 | | 5 | Telangana SRTC | 40 | - | | 6 | HRTC | 75 | - | | 7 | NMMT | 30 | 150 | | 8 | KadambaTCL | - | 50 | | 9 | Bihar SRTC | - | 25 | | 10 | Uttarakhand TC | - | 5 | | 11 | PMPML | - | 406 | | 12 | Agra –Mathura TSL | 115 | | | 13 | GSRTC | 22 | | | 14 | CRUT | 10 | | | 15 | CTU | 80 | | | 16 | DIMTS | 400 | | | 17 | DTC | 150 | | | 18 | Kanpur CTSL | 100 | | | Details of E-Buses in SRTUs | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S. No | Name of the Organization | No of Buses | | | | | FAME-I (CAPEXModel) | FAME-II (OPEXModel) | | 19 | Lucknow CSL | 140 | | | 20 | Meerut CTSL | 30 | | | 21 | Varanasi | 50 | | | 22 | Ghaziabad | 30 | | | 23 | Moradabad | 15 | | | Prayagraj | 40 | | | | 25 | Aligarh | 15 | | | 26 | Sajjanpur | 10 | | | 27 | Barelly | 15 | | | 28 | Gorakhpur | 15 | | | 29 | Jhansi | 15 | | | 30 | BMTC | 90 | | | 31 | SBSTC | 5 | | | 32 | A & N | 24 | | | TOTAL | | 265 | 2393 | | Grand Total | | 2658

FAQs

What organizations are covered when discussing e-buses in public transport?

The document lists multiple State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) and related organizations, showing the number of buses for each.

How does the document describe India’s experience with electric vehicles?

It provides tables mapping e-bus adoption under FAME-I (CAPEX Model) and FAME-II (OPEX Model) across different organizations.

How is fleet growth expected to change over time?

It states that the fleet is currently around 2% and is expected to rise toward 9%, with expectations reaching 10% within about a year for some SRTUs.

Sep 18, 2026

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