Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma on Tuesday said purchase of 10 new luxury cars (Fortuner vehicles) has been approved in the meeting of Haryana High Power Purchase Committee chaired by the chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. These cars will be given to ministers whose cars have run five to six lakh kilometers.
The State Government would have to bear the burden of around Rs 4 crores on these new cars.
Sharma has also directed to fill the vacant posts in the Commercial and Regulatory Wing of the Transport Department as early as possible so that no inconvenience is faced in commuting by the people of the state due to shortage of staff in the Transport department. He said that the department holds a very responsible role in providing transport facilities to the people of the state.
Presiding over a review meeting with officials of the Transport Department, he said that a letter should also be written to the Director General of Police to fill the posts of constables and head constables in the Regulatory Wing of the Transport Department on a deputation basis so that staff could be available for proper examination of overloaded vehicles.
During the meeting, it was informed that out of 190 buses run under the Kilometer scheme, 80 buses have been commissioned and the remaining buses will soon be on the roads. In addition, 168 buses will arrive by March 2020 which include 150 mini-buses and 18 Super Luxury (Volvo) buses. Apart from this, the purchase of 867 standard diesel engine buses is in process.
It was also informed that under the Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana, 219 buses are being run on different routes and their number can also be increased further as per the requirement.