Under the scheme, craftsmen will be provided a subsidised loan of Rs 1 lakh in the first tranche, and another Rs 2 lakh in the second tranche, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said after the Cabinet meeting.
The cabinet has approved the 'PM-eBus Sewa' to augment city bus operations by 10,000 e-buses on a Private-Public Partnership model. The scheme would have an estimated cost of ₹ 57,613 crore, of which support of ₹ 20,000 crore will be provided by the central government: Anurag Thakur