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Delhi may miss the biggest e-bus roll-out
Mint New Delhi
|November 21, 2025
The 2,800 electric buses allocated to Delhi under the PME-Drive scheme meant to electrify public transport hangs in the balance, as the city government has yet to meet a crucial condition under the incentive plan.
Delhi has not fulfilled its payment security mechanism requirement under the scheme, which asks states and Union territories to create a direct debit mandate (DDM) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Without fulfilling this condition, the city will not be eligible for the country’s largest e-bus tender for 10,900 buses under the ₹10,900-crore PME-Drive scheme.
Under the PM E-Drive scheme, DDM allows RBI to automatically deduct money from a state or UT’s account and ensure timely payments to the bus suppliers.
This story is from the November 21, 2025 edition of Mint New Delhi.
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