Union Cabinet met August 16: During a briefing on the decisions of the Union Cabinet, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has informed that the PM e-bus service has been approved. Rs 57,613 crore will be spent on this. Around 10,000 new electric buses will be provided across the country. simultaneously…
The Union Cabinet met on Wednesday (August 16) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Many major decisions were taken in the meeting. Giving information about the decisions of the Union Cabinet after the meeting, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that PM e-Bus Sewa has been approved. The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the plan to run e-buses in 100 cities of the country. He said that Rs 57,613 crore would be spent on this. Around 10,000 new electric buses will be made available across the country. Out of Rs 57,613 crore, Rs 20,000 crore will be given by the central government. The rest of the funds will be provided by the state governments. Bus operators will be supported for 10 years with this scheme.
PM e-bus service approved
Anurag Thakur said that this scheme will cover cities with a population of 3 lakh and above. Under this scheme, city bus operations will be done on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model with 10,000 e-buses. This scheme will support bus operations for 10 years.
Vishwakarma scheme also approved
On the other hand, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told that PM Modi had announced Vishwakarma Yojana for artisans in his Independence Day speech. The cabinet has approved Rs 13,000 crore Vishwakarma scheme.
30 lakh artisan families will be benefited
He said that with this, loans up to Rs 1 lakh will be given to artisans at 5 percent. Vishwakarma Yojana will benefit 30 lakh artisan families. There are many sections in small towns who are engaged in skill-related works under the guru-shishya parampara. These include blacksmiths, potters, masons, washermen, flower workers, fish net weavers, locksmiths, sculptors, etc.
