India, March 2 -- Delhi will get at least 1,000 new electric buses by the end of March to replace its existing aging fleet of CNG buses, transport minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Saturday. He added that Delhi's transport sector is operating at a loss of Rs.235 crore.

A batch of 1,000 CNG buses, mostly under the cluster bus service, reached their end of life of 10 years in June last year but then transport minister Kailash Gahlot ordered a nine-month extension of their service which expires this month. With the new fleet expected to arrive later this month, transport department officials said service is unlikely to be hit.

"This month 1,000 new e-buses will arrive in Delhi. We are working on continuously improving public transport in...