To check operation of illegal route stage carriage buses and mini buses, the Punjab Government on Wednesday formed a Special Traffic Checking Wing. The decision came after it was noticed that a number of private buses and mini buses operate in the State on routes earmarked for stage carriage buses under which buses operate on different routes picking up passengers enroute, without taking permit for the same.
The teams of District Transport Officers (DTOs) would not check buses in their districts, but would move to other districts, said an official spokesperson. He said that as per orders issued by Punjab State Transport Commissioner (STC), Amritsar DTO would check illegal bus operation in ludhiana district. Similar non-home districts have been allotted to all the DTOs of the state, the spokesperson said. He said that officers deputed on duty would submit the special traffic checking report the next day at 11 am by fax to Punjab Additional State Transport Commissioner.