Lucknow, Jan. 28 -- The state government on Monday approved the procurement of 1,225 new electric buses, expansion of charging infrastructure, and the introduction of a carbon credit monetisation project for city transport systems.

The decisions were taken at the 16th meeting of the Fund Management Committee constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Dedicated Urban Transport Fund Rules, 2013, chaired by chief secretary SP Goyal. The meeting was attended by principal secretary (Urban Development) P Guruprasad, secretary (Urban Development) Anuj Kumar Jha, UPSRTC managing director Prabhu Narayan Singh, and other senior officials.

Officials said the measures are aimed at modernising public transport, reducing emissions, and creating new non-fare...