Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off 50 Delhi Transport Corporation electric buses, comprising 30 twelve-metre and 20 nine-metre low-floor AC vehicles with CCTV, panic buttons, GPS and accessibility features.
- In eight months, the government has added 1,350 e-buses to the fleet, a pace contrasted with about 2,000 buses over the previous 11 years.
- Gupta laid the foundation stone for an Automated Testing Station at the DTC Tehkhand depot, with officials citing a planned annual capacity of about 73,000 vehicles.
- The first ATS at Nand Nagri is described as nearing completion with capacity around 72,000 tests per year, while upgrades are underway at Burari and Jhundpura to expand automated fitness testing.
- Officials highlight that roughly 6.5 lakh commercial vehicles need yearly fitness certificates in Delhi, noting past reliance on a single 47,000-capacity centre and stating the Tehkhand facility is budgeted at Rs 10 crore with expected revenue near Rs 3 crore annually.