Overview
- The state cabinet, meeting Tuesday, approved 49 bus station redevelopments under a DBFOT model in which private firms design, build, finance, operate, then transfer the assets, with tenders to follow.
- Entry rules were eased by cutting the technical capacity bar to 100% of project cost, fixing minimum net worth at 25%, allowing up to four firms in a consortium, and giving bidders 12 months to start work.
- Project timelines now run up to eight years for full delivery, while core station construction is targeted within two years to get passenger facilities running sooner.
- All sites will allow a uniform 2.5 floor‑area ratio with free ground coverage to enable commercial space, and leases of 35 or 90 years end with assets reverting to the state bus agency UPSRTC.
- New land will be provided free at Sikandrarao in Hathras, Narora in Bulandshahr, and Tulsipur in Balrampur, as the phase aims to cover 52 districts with airport-like amenities and attract around ₹4,000 crore.