Hyderabad, July 30 -- The Centre has rejected Telangana's proposal to procure 2,800 electric buses under the PM e-Drive scheme.

This was stated by Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, in response to a question posed by Warangal Congress MP Kadiyam Kavya in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, July 29.

Minister Varma clarified that the Centre supports Operational Expenditure (OPEX)/Gross Cost Contract (GCC) models under the PM e-Drive scheme to provide buses for public transport.

He added that Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) procures e-buses through competitive bidding.

However, the Union minister revealed that the Telangana government had requested the provision of e-buses under a Hybrid GCC (Gro...