The government on Wednesday cleared a slew of schemes and projects totalling Rs. 1.18 trillion, including the deployment of over 10,000 electric buses across cities in the country, the ramp-up of the existing railway line capacity, and the expansion of the Digital India programme. The Vishwakarma scheme, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech for artisans and craftspeople, was also approved by the Union Cabinet.
In the latest round of approvals, the PM-eBus Sewa, which seeks to enhance green mobility and augment city bus operations, got the highest allocation at Rs. 57,613 crore.
