Hyderabad, May 24 -- The Central government has allocated 2000 electric buses to Hyderabad as part of the PM e-drive scheme.

Telangana transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar welcomed the allocation as a key move to reduce air pollution and modernise the city's public transportation system.

The announcement follows a high-level review meeting chaired by Union minister for heavy industries and steel, HD Kumaraswamy, where bus allocations were finalized for major cities across India. Hyderabad was allotted 2,000 buses, while Bengaluru received 4,500, Delhi 2,800, Ahmedabad 1,000, and Surat 600.

The minister said that the Telangana government aims to operated 2,800 electric buses with the Outer Ring Road limits. Prabhakar urged the Union gove...