The 10,000 electric buses under the PM e-bus Sewa scheme, which would hit the ground in the next five to six months, would carry a uniform branding provided by the Centre and would be allocated based on the population of a particular city.
In guidelines on the implementation of the scheme issued to States on August 28, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation said the 169 eligible cities would be categorised into four groups based on whether their population was between 15-20 lakh, 10-15 lakh, 5-10 lakh or less than 5 lakh. The first category will get 150 buses, second and third groupings 100 each and the last 50.
