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New Delhi: The AAP government has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to hire 2,000 CNG-operated buses which would ply during the odd-even road rationing scheme starting from November 4, an official statement said on Thursday. A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the decision to hire the 2,000 extra buses on Thursday. The move will augment public transport buses numbering around 5,500 run by the DTC and the Delhi Integrated Multi Modal System (DIMTS). The cabinet approved the hiring charges of different categories of buses as per the recommendation of a DTC committee. The rates vary from Rs 49.42 per km for standard size buses to Rs 32.54 per km for medium size buses..