Days after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 5 September, along with LG VK Saxena, flagged off 400 new electric buses from the IP State Depot, the national capital has ranked number 1 in the country, in terms of deploying electric buses in the city. Speaking at the occasion, CM Kejriwal said that these buses are part of the subsidy scheme of 921 buses. He even said that the Central government has provided a subsidy of ₹417 crore for electric buses, while the Delhi government will spend ₹3,674 crore.