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Hindustan Times
4 hours ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Gurugram city bus service set to hire 600 more employees for new buses
The Gurugram Metro City Bus Service Limited (GMCBL), a special purpose vehicle of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), has begun the process of recruiting around 600 bus conductors and additional staff, in preparation for the addition of 200 electric buses in the city's fleet. Currently, the GMCBL is operating 200 buses under its aegies. (HT Photo) A senior GMDA official said that the proposal to buy 200 buses for Gurugram and Faridabad will be presented in the upcoming meeting of the high powered purchase committee, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. The proposal is likely to get approved. According to a proposal submitted to the Town and Country Planning Department, the GMCBL has sought Finance Department's nod to engage 649 new personnel through Haryana Kaushal Rojgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL). The city bus service has also sought approval for the continuation of 612 existing employees. 'It is clarified that GMCBL is generating revenue through ticket sales. Any shortfall between the total revenue and expenditure is being covered by GMDA through Viable Gap Funding (VGF). Therefore, no financial support is required from the Finance Department,' the letter by GMCBL CEO, Vishwajeet Chaudhary said. Currently, the GMCBL is operating 200 buses under its aegies, of which 50 are being operated in Faridabad. Presently, the city bus service has sanctioned posts of 580 bus conductors of which 480 posts have been filled through HKRNL. Out of the sanctioned 611 posts, including the conductors, the bus service has filled 477 posts while 134 posts are lying vacant, as per the GMCBL data. A senior GMDA official said key infrastructures such as bus depot and electricity substations will be completed by end of October. Once the new buses are procured, they will be immediately deployed on different routes. 'The process to hire new staff has been initiated. To operate one bus, there is needs for more than two bus conductors and the manpower will be hired in a ratio that buses can run in two shifts. We are working to build more bus depots across the city to accomodate more buses,' he said.
Time of India
27-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
1.3 lakh appear for CET in Gurgaon, buses deployed to take them to centres
Gurgaon: The Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) conducted the Common Eligibility Test (CET) 2025 over the weekend. Held in four sessions across 145 examination centres in the city on Saturday and Sunday, a total of 1,32,209 candidates appeared for the exam. According to official data, 33,040 candidates appeared in the first session on Saturday, followed by 32,963 in the second. On Sunday, 33,108 candidates took the morning session, and 33,098 appeared in the afternoon session. To facilitate the transportation of Faridabad-based candidates to centres in Gurgaon, 135 buses were arranged in both sessions over two days. Deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar visited examination centres on Sunday and kept a close watch on arrangements throughout the day. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon Following the peaceful and successful conclusion of the examination, he extended congratulations to the police department, transport officials, GMCBL, and the entire district team for their efforts. Teams from administration, police, and civil defence also played a crucial role in helping candidates reach their respective centres efficiently. The district control room assisted more than 1,500 candidates, reflecting the administration's commitment to a smooth examination process.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
400 e-buses for Gurugram stuck on paper
Procurement of at least 400 electric buses for Gurugram has been pending for over past two years due to litigation and delays in bureaucratic approvals, officials familiar with the developments said. They said that the buses were to be procured in three batches, of 100, 100 and 200, and while litigation has held up the first batch, official clearances for the second batch are awaited and a tender is yet to be floated for the third batch. For the first batch, officials said that the central government cleared the allotment for 100 buses on November 13, 2023, and government subsidiary Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) finalised the supplier through bidding. However, the supplier accused the CESL of failing to reveal key information, following which CESL supplied a notice for cancelling the entire bid. The supplier moved the Delhi high court for a stay order, and a hearing is scheduled for April 30. With regard to the second batch, a senior official with the Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) said a requirement for 100 buses was raised by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) on March 15, 2024, with CESL. While the supplier was selected, approvals from the state government's high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) are awaited, the official said. 'Followed by this demand, GMDA authority once again approved a proposal to procure 200 more electric buses on July 10 last year looking at the imminent need to boost the public transport network of the city and future expansion of Metro connectivity. A request letter was sent to CESL on August 16 last year for floating a tender for these buses too,' the official said on condition of anonymity. The official said that CESL is set to float a tender soon for procuring 200 e-buses. 'The subsidy benefit of ₹22 per kilometre for a period of 12 years will be available only for the first lot of 100 buses under the PM e-bus Seva Scheme while there will be no subsidy for the next two lots as the state government is procuring it,' the GMCBL official said. For the second batch, a final round of negotiation for the operation of buses is expected when the agenda is put up by the state transport department with the HPPC. The rate finalised in CESL tender is ₹63.5 per kilometre, which the government will pay to the supplier. 'However, further delays by officials in tabling the matter will lead to delays in the supply of buses. Due to the litigation on buses under the Centre's scheme, nothing can be said on when the delivery will take place,' the official said. Colonel (retd) Rameshwar Dass Singhal, general manager (mobility division), GMDA, said that while the exact date for the arrival of buses is yet to be confirmed, they are working on creating a robust infrastructure in the city to run and support these buses. 'The Sector 10 depot, spread across 13 acres, will be ready to house the electric buses by June this year as a 11kV substation, along with workshop and administrative building and combined charging sockets, are almost ready there.' 'Another depot to house electric buses at Sector 48 will be ready by December this year. Construction work is already going on there in full swing. These two depots can accommodate more than 200 electric buses,' Singhal said. He said that when the buses are delivered, GMDA and GMCBL will immediately start operations.
