This will the first procurement since the Aam Aadmi Party government come to power in the national capital.
As per the government’s plan, 1,000 buses to be run under cluster system will start operating by the end of the month while 1,000 new DTC low-floor buses will hit the streets from August.
Giving details about the 1,000 cluster buses, Transport Minister Gopal Rai said two buses will start operating in the last week of April and they will ply under cluster scheme that is run by Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd (DIMTS).
Government has already made it clear that it cannot implement odd-even scheme permanently till such time public transport is upgraded.
“Apart from cluster buses, 1,000 new DTC buses will start operating on the capital’s roads from August following which people will be benefited,” the Transport Minister said.
On Friday, government had announced ‘Premium Bus Service’ for Delhiites who can book their seats in buses through their smartphones on the lines of app-based taxi services.
The minister said government is expecting 1,000 buses, which will only be air-conditioned, by the end of this year.
Bus aggregators will have an individual app like Ola, Uber and they will be allowed to decide their fares, but if the need arises government will prescribe the upper limit of fares or take steps to check predatory pricing.
PTI