India, May 27 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) has sought 500 additional buses from the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs under the urban renewal fund to expand the capacity of the Gurugaman city bus service, officials aware of the matter said.

The development comes as Gurugaman is expected to receive 100 new e-buses within the next one to two months under the PM e-seva scheme.

Senior officials said the GMCBL routed its request through the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), which has submitted a proposal to the Union ministry seeking allocation of 500 buses for the city.

Vishwajit Chaudhary, CEO, GMCBL, said the corporation requires additional buses to expand public transport coverage across Gurugra...