“For the FAME subsidy, the lease model of procuring buses is mandatory. Since this is the only way the subsidy is available, STUs are forced to adopt the lease model even when they can and would prefer to buy and operate the buses themselves,” explained Shaheen Shasa from the Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike (BBPV).
The Queen Victoria arrived on Thursday and is scheduled to depart late afternoon on Friday, while the Queen Mary 2 arrived on Friday morning and is set to depart early evening on Saturday.