For purchase of these buses, a provision of Rs 11 crore has been made, an official release said here.
It said that these buses would run on routes which have been surrendered by the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking.
Punjab government has already decided to add 350 new buses in the fleet of state-owned PUNBUS. At present, the total fleet strength of Punjab Roadways and PUNBUS is more than 2000.