Overview
- The state board approved a plan on Monday to begin Mukhyamantri Sugam Parivahan Seva operations from the Indore division in July with Indore as the first region to go live.
- The initial phase will deploy 150 electric buses supplied under the central PM e‑Bus Sewa scheme for city and suburban services in Indore, managed by Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited.
- Officials mapped 1,164 routes across seven regional hubs and plan a fleet of 5,206 buses statewide, with Indore allocated 250 routes and 1,688 buses across intercity, city/suburban and interstate categories.
- The board approved organisational and finance steps including a state holding company with seven regional subsidiaries, phased recruitment of 1,190 posts over four years, authorised capital of Rs 100 crore and paid-up capital of Rs 35 crore.
- Services will operate under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, existing private bus permits will remain in force, and the relaunch aims to revive public transport after the MPSRTC was disbanded in 2005 which left the state dependent on private operators.