India, March 21 -- Giving a major boost to passenger and environment-friendly mobility, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday flagged off 300 new electric buses and laid the foundation for several key transport initiatives from the Indraprastha Bus Depot.

She also launched a new interstate e-bus service connecting Nanaksar (Delhi) to Ghaziabad and laid the foundation stone for a multi-storey office building of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).

The Chief Minister also launched the EV incentive portal and oversaw the disbursal of more than Rs 24 crore in subsidies to 12,877 beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

These initiatives, she said, are aimed at strengthening Delhi's transition to a green, clean and modern...