Delhi will receive more than 1,000 electric buses this month, Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said.
Singh, in an interview with PTI, said Delhi's transport sector is currently operating at a loss of Rs 235 crore.
The minister said the government is working on a recovery plan and aims to turn the sector profitable within a year. "This month, we will bring more than 1,000 electric buses to Delhi," Singh said.
Singh, who is among the six cabinet ministers in Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's government, took oath on February 20 after the BJP formed a government in Delhi for the first time in 26 years.
Appointed as the minister for transport, health, and other departments, Singh emphasised the need to make Delhi's transport system more accessible and convenient for the public.
"We need to improve public transport so that people rely less on private vehicles. Our first step will be to introduce electric buses in Delhi, followed by further enhancements to strengthen the transport netwo