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As Karnataka’s State-run roadworthy transport corporations proceed their modulation towards electrical buses, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Friday announced a ₹2,000-crore electrical autobus programme with assistance from the World Bank portion presenting the State Budget for 2026–27. He said that nether the programme, 32 electrical autobus depots of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and 62 depots of different State Road Transport Corporations volition beryllium developed.
Under the Karnataka Electric Bus Programme (KEBP), the authorities plans to importantly grow the electrical autobus web crossed the State by processing caller infrastructure and inducting thousands of buses into the nationalist transport fleet.
In addition, the authorities plans to induct 4,000 electrical buses into the fleets of assorted State-run transport corporations arsenic portion of the inaugural to beforehand sustainable and environmentally affable nationalist transport. The Chief Minister besides announced that 1,000 further diesel buses volition beryllium procured successful 2026–27 to further fortify nationalist transport services.
Arrears
Meanwhile, addressing the long-pending demands of employees of State-run roadworthy transport corporations regarding wage revisions and arrears, the Chief Minister blamed the erstwhile BJP authorities for the delay.
He said the contiguous authorities had decided to sympathetically see the demand. “Our authorities has decided to wage the wage arrears for the play from January 1, 2021, to February 28, 2023. Further, salaries volition beryllium revised with effect from April 1, 2025. An magnitude of ₹1,271 crore volition beryllium provided for outgo of these arrears,” helium added. Transport corp employees crossed Karnataka person held respective protests successful caller months demanding the clearance of arrears and revision of wages.
Transport gross rises 8.5%
Meanwhile, the Transport Department has besides recorded gross growth, collecting ₹11,630 crore up to February 2026, an summation of 8.5% compared to the erstwhile year. Mr. Siddaramaiah said the section has acceptable a gross people of ₹15,500 crore for 2026–27.
“Vehicle income person shown a beardown betterment successful the existent year. Two-wheeler income person accrued by 13%, and car income person accrued by 4% up to January, compared to the corresponding play of the erstwhile year. The gross postulation people from centrifugal vehicles for the fiscal twelvemonth 2026–27 is ₹15,500 crore,” helium said.
