Days after launching a mega conservation drive to save fuel, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily has announced that come October 9, he would travel every Wednesday by public transport.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Moily said that apart from him all officials in his ministry as well as in oil PSUs will also travel by public transport every Wednesday.
“I had Chief Ministers, central ministries and PSU heads to declare one day of the week as ‘bus day’ during which staffers will be encouraged to utilise only public transport for their daily commuting. As part of it, I will either take metro or a bus to work every Wednesday starting from October 9,” he said.
A circular is also being issued for asking officers in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as well as 14 public sector firms under the ministry like ONGC and IOC to take public transport every Wednesday.
“It is a voluntary act. I cannot punish anyone not taking the public transport but I want everyone from the highest ranking officers to the lowest, to take public transport every Wednesday,” he said.