10-07-2025
TNSTC Coimbatore replaces 255 old buses with new ones sanctioned for 2024-25
: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Coimbatore Limited, has replaced 255 old buses with new ones that were sanctioned for the 2024-25 fiscal.
In keeping with the announcement made in the Assembly by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, the TNSTC Coimbatore Ltd., was sanctioned 321 buses for 2024-25.
Of this, 155 buses were replaced with new ones initially and put to use. The rest of the over 60 buses pertaining to 2024-25 are expected to be sanctioned shortly, official sources said.
The replacement follows a notification issued by the MoRTH during 2023 for scrapping government vehicles older than 15 years. The notification warranted de-registration and scrapping of all vehicles owned by the Central and State governments, including buses owned by public transport corporations and public sector undertakings.
In a recent event in Coimbatore, Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar flagged off 100 new buses for replacement of old ones by the TNSTC Coimbatore Ltd. Of this, the Corporation is utilising 94 buses for Vidiyal Payanam Scheme entailing free travel by women. The remaining buses are being operated in sub-urban routes.
In the hilly parts of Ooty, Valparai, Thalavadi and Anaikatti, 124 buses are utilised for 'Vidiyal Payanam' scheme. Women travelling for less than 35 km are availing themselves of the utility of the scheme in the buses operated in sub-urban areas.
For 2025-26, the State government has sanctioned 252 buses for TNSTC Coimbatore Ltd. The modernisation plan initiated a year ago envisaged replacement of 10,020 buses in all the eight transport corporations across the State, with e-buses, low-floor coaches, and refurbished and retrofitted buses integrated with LNG and CNG fuel technologies.
