State’s bus stands will be modernised under PPP mode. With this, common people will get high-class basic amenities at bus stands apart form better plying of private buses. This was stated by Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh at general body meeting of Madhya Pradesh Inter-city Transport Authority on Tuesday. Minister Singh said that the department is attaching importance to public transport service in deference to the wish of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. People are getting good transport facilities due to reduction of tax on AC and deluxe buses.
The meeting was informed that the State has 74 bus stands out of which 44 are owned by local bodies and 34 by Transport Department. Information about all these bus stands will be collected and they would be modernised to suit people’s convenience and viability. New bus stands will also be constructed in big cities for people’s convenience. Principal Secretary Transport Malay Shrivastava, Principal Secretary Urban Development and Environment SN Mishra, etc attended meeting.