Transport Department has made recovery of Rs1488 revenue till date during year 2014-15. The department will modernise bus stands under private public partnership mode for passengers' convenience.
This was informed at a departmental review meeting chaired by Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh here on Wednesday. Principal Secretary Transport Malay Shrivastava, Transport Commissioner Shailendra Shrivastava, state's District Transport Officers, Deputy Commissioners Transport and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
Minister Singh said that department's revenue recovery targets for the year must be achieved. Pending permits of transport vehicles should be disposed of at the earliest. No permit should be rejected unnecessarily, unless gross irregularities are found.
The Transport Minister informed that as part of promoting women's empowerment as envisaged in the department's budget for 2015-16, the department has proposed to issue driving licences to women free of cost. For convenience of tourists and passengers, the department has chalked out a scheme to modernised bus stands under PPP mode. For this, company has been registered.
Singh said that proposals for new stands should be chalked out at the earliest to provide passenger facilities at places of tourism importance and major cities. He directed that cases of drivers and conductors eligible for assistance should be sent at the earliest to Driver-Conductor Welfare Board. The Minister informed that efforts are being made to provide minimum one flying squad in all districts, so that the revenue in the department could be increased.