Haryana Transport Minister Krishan Lal Panwar on Saturday said that a fleet of more than 6,000 buses is being built for public transport facility in the state.
In a statetement issued here, he said Haryana government has so far purchased 450 buses to strengthen the transport system. In addition, after completing the tender process of 367 ordinary buses and 15 air-conditioned buses, the proposal for the purchase of these buses will be submitted to the high-powered purchase committee on September 3.
In addition, the Haryana Government has given approval for the purchase of 150 mini buses and 500 ordinary buses. For this, the tender process has been started and these buses will be procured soon. Apart from this, the State Government has also given approval for the purchase of 150 Semi Deluxe Buses. For this, the tender process will soon be started. Not only this, contract has been signed for 136 buses under the kilometer scheme and these buses will soon run on the roads for public convenience.
The minister said that under the Stage Carriage Scheme, 883 buses were being run during the tenure of the Congress government. During the tenure of the present State Government, the fleet of stage carriage buses has increased to 1037. There are currently 3800 buses in the Transport Department’s fleet which are plying on the roads. After the purchase of above mentioned all buses, the fleet of Haryana State Transport will be of 6055 buses, which is about one-and-a-half time more than 3246 buses of 2009-10.
Panwar said that for the safety of the public, 10,000 drivers and conductors are being trained by the Transport Department in association with the Indian Oil Corporation, under which emphasis are being laid on public safety, efficiency and effectiveness and respect for women.