{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.758Z","data":{"id":"bjp-ga-2022-024","text":"Convert all diesel buses to CNG within a year","quote":"We will convert all diesel buses into CNG buses to improve public transport facilities in the state and reduce vehicular pollution within a year.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":33,"sector":"transport","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"2023-03-28","deadlineType":"stated","status":"stalled","rating":1,"ratingRule":"stalled_announced","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"The one-year deadline (Mar 2023) passed. In Feb 2026 Kadamba Transport had 171 e-buses and 485 diesel buses. Retrofitting KTC diesel buses about 10 years old to CNG was announced only in July 2026.","evidence":[{"date":"2022-02-08","sourceType":"manifesto","publisher":"BJP Goa Pradesh","title":"Goa Sankalp Patra 2022 (English), PDF p. 33","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250511130843/https://www.bjp.org/files/election-manifesto-documents/Manifesto%20Goa%20English.pdf","quote":"We will convert all diesel buses into CNG buses to improve public transport facilities in the state and reduce vehicular pollution within a year.","stance":"context"},{"date":"2026-02-20","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Coach Builders India","title":"Goa's Kadamba Transport to get 100 New Electric Buses by the End of 2026","url":"https://coachbuildersindia.com/goa-ktc-electric-bus-expansion-2026/","quote":"Currently, the corporation balances a fleet of 171 e-buses against 485 diesel engines","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-07-18","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Goan","title":"Govt to offer 50% EV subsidy for motorcycle pilots, autorickshaws","url":"https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/govt-to-offer-50-ev-subsidy-for-motorcycle-pilots-autorickshaws/151273.html","quote":"diesel buses of the Kadamba Transport Corporation that are around 10 years old will be retrofitted with CNG engines","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["cng","buses","pollution"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"A one-year switch to CNG, now in its fourth year of announcements.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-ga-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"ga-2022"}}