Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday flagged off as many as 20 new city buses in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.
Notably, within two days, the Chief Minister has gifted city bus service to people residing in Naxal-infested districts by flagging off as many as 50 city buses so far.
It may be recalled that Singh on Saturday flagged-off 30 city buses in Bastar district. The buses dedicated by the Chief Minister in Bastar district are being operated in Kanker, Dantewada and Kondagaon.
As a move to instill confidence among people about comfort of city bus service, the Chief Minister personally travelled in one of the buses.
On this occasion, Singh was accompanied by Member of Parliament Abhishek Singh, Rajnandgaon Mayor Madhusudan Yadav and Speaker for Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation Shiva Verma.
In order to provide better transport system to the public, particularly working class and students, the Government has introduced city bus service, said Singh.
The Central Government has given administrative approval to the Chhattisgarh government for purchasing of 451 buses and develop infrastructure for the service in 21 clusters of Chhattisgarh and 70 city/towns.
For better implementation of the programme, nine urban public transport societies have been formed in the State including Raipur, Durg, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Koriya, Surguja and Bastar.