India, Sept. 13 -- The Delhi Government, which has been seeking to expand its public bus fleet, is planning to upgrade its existing Bus Management System (BMS) by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to provide better public transport services, officials said on Saturday.

Currently, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has around 6,269 buses, of which more than 4500 are electric. These buses are operated from 52 bus depots across the city.

The proposal comes a month after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the Government is looking to increase its bus fleet to 14,000 by 2028-29, and that the number of bus depots could go up to 90.

"With the number of electric buses increasing in DTC, the Government plans to hire ...