PM-eBus Sewa scheme ke liye unexpected players maidan mein utar aaye hain. Software aur film production houses ne **3,604** electric bus contracts ke liye bid kiya hai, jahan wo Tata Motors aur JBM jaise manufacturers ke saath partnership kar rahe hain.
Kuch toh alag ho raha hai!
Government ka PM-eBus Sewa initiative ka tender tha toh transport ke liye, lekin bids dekh kar sab shock mein hain. Software developers aur film production houses ne bhi apni bid daal di hai! 22 September ki deadline tak in non-automotive companies ne entry maar di hai. Ye log khud bus nahi bana rahe, balki Tata Motors aur JBM jaise giants ke saath tie-up karke 'Service Operator' ban rahe hain.
Kya hai 'Gross Cost Contract' (GCC) ka scene?
Ye model itna popular isliye hai kyunki ismein aapko bus banane ki tension nahi leni. Aapko sirf service provide karni hai—drivers manage karo, bus chalao, aur operation sambhalo. Baaki manufacturing aur technical maintenance ka kaam partner sambhalega. Isse un firms ke liye raasta khul gaya hai jinke paas paisa hai lekin auto-industry ka experience nahi.
Paisa kahan se aayega? (The Subsidy Game)
Is pure project ke liye ₹20,000 Crore ka central subsidy pool hai. Government ne fixed rate set kiya hai:
- 12-metre bus: ₹24 per km
- 9-metre bus: ₹22 per km
- 7-metre mini bus: ₹20 per km
Ye fixed income model ek stable annuity jaisa hai, isliye non-auto players ko ye business kaafi attractive lag raha hai.
Risk factor ko ignore mat karna!
Investment se pehle ek baat samajh lo—bus chalana software code likhne jaisa nahi hai. Charging infra, driver management, aur maintenance ek badi headache ho sakti hai. Sabse bada risk hai State Transport Undertakings se payment mein hone wali deri. Agar payment cycles late hue, toh in companies ke working capital par bada asar pad sakta hai. Ab dekhna ye hai ki Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs kin companies ko final contract deti hai.