LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved the provision of new electric buses for 10 additional districts of the province.

These are Attock, Bhakkar, Hafizabad, Khanewal, Layyah, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Mandi Bahauddin and Okara.

The approval was granted during a meeting chaired by the chief minister here on Thursday. It reviewed progress on mass transit system projects in Gujranwala and Faisalabad.

The CM directed authorities to ensure early completion of construction and rehabilitation work on metro bus stations and also approved new designs.

The meeting was informed that under the free transport initiative, more than 125,000 passengers had benefited on 21 routes, while 3,560 bus trips had been completed so far.

It was told that 100 electric buses would arrive during the current month, followed by 350 by mid-May and 264 more by the end of June. It was decided to establish dedicated bus depots for electric buses in every division of the province.

The chief minister also sought a plan to operate 1,500 electric buses at the tehsil level. A progress report on Punjab’s first e-taxi scheme was also presented. Some 194 e-taxis would arrive in May and 208 in June.

The meeting also reviewed the installation of modern bus stations in Lahore under the “Empower Her” project. The chief minister granted in-principle approval for an e-bike scheme for government employees.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2026