By Jagran News Edited By: Rajesh Sharma Updated: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:24 (IST) Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) is waiting for electric buses, but the company has asked for more time for delivery, which has been rejected by the corporation management … Read More The delivery of HRTC’s electric buses has stopped in Himachal Pradesh. State Symbolic Photo Bureau, Shimla. The wait for electric buses in the fleet of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) is not ending. Meanwhile, the company and the corporation came face to face. The company has now asked for one more month’s time to deliver the buses, but the corporation management has refused. Remove Ad Only Read News Now the company is asking for time. The company had earlier said that the delivery of buses would be phased. 100 buses will be handed over in the first week of December and January, while the other buses will be handed over in the second phase. Now the company has written a letter to the corporation management asking for time. According to the terms of the tender, 100 buses would be delivered in January. This proposal was presented yesterday in the Board of Directors’ (BOD) meeting. The corporation management refused to give time to the company to deliver the buses and asked it to deliver 100 buses in January as per the terms of the tender. After that, other buses should be sent in the second phase. HRTC Vice President Ajay Verma said that the company has been asked to start delivering buses on time. The corporation has a fleet of 3158 buses. HRTC has an approved fleet of 3158 buses. Of these, 2945 buses are currently available. There are 171 buses that are 15 years old. The corporation has started the process of removing these buses. Buses have been removed from some other places, including Solan and Sirmaur districts, while the process is going on at other places. There are many buses that are 10 to 12 years old, but their condition is very bad. Dead mileage comes from this. Therefore, the corporation wants to replace these buses soon. This will only be possible when new buses arrive. Rs 424 crore is being spent on e-buses. The corporation is spending Rs 424 crore on e-buses. The corporation is going to buy buses with the financial help of NABARD. Before the arrival of buses, basic facilities are prepared in the bus stands, which include charging stations etc. HRTC to buy 297 e-buses. The cost of one bus is Rs 1.71 crore. The company will also take care of the maintenance of the buses for 12 years. The company from which the corporation buys the buses will also take care of the maintenance of the buses (AMC ie Annual Repair Expenses) for 12 years. That’s why the price of the bus went up. These buses will not come together. As the company ships the buses, further stock orders will be placed. The e-buses that the corporation bought earlier did not have the condition of AMC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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