Convert all diesel buses to CNG within a year
“We will convert all diesel buses into CNG buses to improve public transport facilities in the state and reduce vehicular pollution within a year.”
The verdict
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.
Rule applied: Stalled: deadline passed or 2+ years idle, only announced → 1
“A one-year switch to CNG, now in its fourth year of announcements.”
Evidence timeline
- Manifesto8 Feb 2022· BJP Goa PradeshcontextGoa Sankalp Patra 2022 (English), PDF p. 33 ↗
“We will convert all diesel buses into CNG buses to improve public transport facilities in the state and reduce vehicular pollution within a year.”
- News20 Feb 2026· Coach Builders IndiasupportsGoa's Kadamba Transport to get 100 New Electric Buses by the End of 2026 ↗
“Currently, the corporation balances a fleet of 171 e-buses against 485 diesel engines”
- News18 Jul 2026· The GoansupportsGovt to offer 50% EV subsidy for motorcycle pilots, autorickshaws ↗
“diesel buses of the Kadamba Transport Corporation that are around 10 years old will be retrofitted with CNG engines”
Promise ID bjp-ga-2022-024 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON