The Delhi Government transport department has constituted an eight-member expert technical committee for deciding routes and operational characteristics of the ‘mohalla’ bus scheme, according to an official order issued by the transport department. The committee has been constituted by Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, DTC MD Shilpa Shinde, who also holds the charge of Special Commissioner (Cluster) said in the order issued on May 16.
The committee is led by CK Goyal, senior VP (RT), Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited (DIMTS), and has a member each from DTC, DMRC, International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT), two members from WRI, a representative from MapmyIndia and a fellow from the transport department.
The expert technical committee will submit its recommendations to the transport department within three weeks from the date of the constitution of the committee, the order said.
“The scope of work of the expert technical committee has inter-alia included nature of Mohalla bus services, pervasive branding, route length, fare, frequency and any other aspect deemed appropriate to the committee to recommend,” it said.