<p>The state government plans to bolster the fleet of electric vehicles with the BMTC to 300, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.</p>.<p>Speaking after launching the BS-VI and electric buses of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Bommai said 90 buses have been currently introduced.</p>.<p>He noted that the state transport corporations need a “creative intervention” to rejuvenate revenue, while assuring that the state would reach out to PSUs to boost the BMTC’s services.</p>.<p>The companies had earlier utilised BMTC buses for their employees’ commute and a similar initiative would now help the transport corporation, Bommai said.</p>.<p>Admitting that transport companies cannot survive on subsidies alone, Bommai said the government has constituted a committee headed by retired Additional Chief Secretary M R Srinivasa Murthy to examine ways to revive the corporation.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>The state government plans to bolster the fleet of electric vehicles with the BMTC to 300, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.</p>.<p>Speaking after launching the BS-VI and electric buses of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Bommai said 90 buses have been currently introduced.</p>.<p>He noted that the state transport corporations need a “creative intervention” to rejuvenate revenue, while assuring that the state would reach out to PSUs to boost the BMTC’s services.</p>.<p>The companies had earlier utilised BMTC buses for their employees’ commute and a similar initiative would now help the transport corporation, Bommai said.</p>.<p>Admitting that transport companies cannot survive on subsidies alone, Bommai said the government has constituted a committee headed by retired Additional Chief Secretary M R Srinivasa Murthy to examine ways to revive the corporation.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>