Focus on last-mile connectivity in Delhi Budget for transport sector
A 'mohalla bus' scheme to ensure last mile-connectivity and development of three ISBTs with airport-like facilities were some of the key announcements made by Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot for the transport sector in the city budget on Wednesday.
Presenting his first budget, Gahlot announced an allocation of over Rs 9,000 crore for the transport sector.
Gahlot, who also holds the Transport portfolio, said a bus fleet comprising 10,480 buses will be ready in Delhi by 2025. The city currently has 7,319 buses.
"Eighty per cent of these will be electric buses. A dedicated 'mohalla bus' scheme will be launched for last-mile connectivity in the city. As part of the scheme, 100 'mohalla' e-buses will be launched in 2023-24, while 2,180 will be inducted in next two years," he said.
According to the government, this is the first time in Delhi that electric feeder buses will be plying in remote areas.
"The anticipated expenditure for this massive induction plan of electric buses ove