The Hindu 02.01.2014
1,080 JNNURM buses for 7 States
The Union Urban Development Ministry has sanctioned 1,080 buses to seven States under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission programme.
Projects related to ancillary infrastructure including depots, workshops and intelligent transport system have also been sanctioned.
The State governments will have to procure these buses as per urban bus specifications-II prepared by the Ministry. The first instalment of the Centre’s share will be released after submission of information within three months as per the conditions given in funding guidelines, the Ministry said in a statement here. While Bihar has been sanctioned 207 buses, Andhra Pradesh will get 70, Maharashtra 406, Odisha 194, Punjab 50, Sikkim 53 and Tripura 100.
