Centre asks states to scrap old diesel buses, replace them with EVs

According to a MoRTH estimate, 25 state transport undertakings own 32,062 buses that are over 10 years old

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has asked state transport undertakings (STUs), responsible for procuring and operating buses, to replace over 32,000 old diesel buses with electric vehicles, a media report said on Tuesday.

According to a MoRTH estimate, 25 STUs own 32,062 buses that are over 10 years old. The draft notification by MoRTH stated that permits for buses at the end of their life cycle of 15 years will not be renewed, meaning they will have to be scrapped, the Livemint report said.

The ageing buses currently in use by STUs which has a fully CNG-run