Delhi Transport Minister Satyendar Jain said that 450 air-conditioned and 250 non-AC clusters buses will also soon be added to the cluster fleet, aimed at augmenting the public transport in capital.
New buses, which were flagged off by Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Jain, are GPS-enabled and passengers will be given tickets through e-ticketing machines.
Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) operates cluster buses. DIMTS is a joint venture company of Delhi government and IDFC Foundation (a not-for-profit organisation). DIMTS was formed to prepare, plan, design and implement complex transport-related projects in Delhi.
"Delhi government wants more buses on roads so that people who have cars and bikes, can use public transport," Sisodia told reporters after flagging off the new fleet of cluster buses.
With the induction of current lot of 100 buses, the cluster fleet strength has reached 1,725 buses while Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), a state-owned bus agency, has around 4,000 buses.
Jain said that at present, there are around 6,000 buses including DTC and cluster, but there is a need for 10,000 buses to cater to commuters in the capital.
"Seven new bus depots are being developed to cater to more buses...3,000 new buses will be added to city's roads by the end of this year," Jain.
Speaking at the event, Jain said that the Delhi government was mulling to authorise education institutes to issue learning driving licences to students by conducting the test online.
Meanwhile, before the start of the event organised for flagging off new buses, an aggrieved person stepped out from the crowd and approached Sisodia when he was waiting for Jain outside the venue.
Responding to the allegation, Sisodia called him part of "liquor mafia".
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