Ashok Leyland bags orders worth Rs 1,500 crore under JNNURM-II

Company is the largest recipient of orders under the scheme

Ashok Leyland has received orders for around 4,000 buses from State Transport Undertakings (STUs) under the JNNURM-II scheme. The orders are worth around Rs 1,500 crore.

A total of 22 STUs across the country including Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC), Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Andhra Pradesh State Transport Corporation (APSRTC), Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd) and Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPL) have placed large orders with the company.

Vinod K Dasari, managing director, Ashok Leyland said that with rapid urbanisation, it is important to modernise public transportation systems.

JanBus is Ashok Leyland's front-engine single step entry, full-flat floor bus, specifically designed for urban transport.  He added that the company will offer a mix of JanBus, midi-buses and ultra low entry buses as a part of the 4,000 buses ordered under JNNURM-II.

The company also received orders from international markets for the bus. The supply of these buses has started, said Dasari.