Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma on Wednesday said that soon the State transport fleet will be increased to 4500 buses from 3600 at present.
"After the formation of the present Government, 150 minibusses have arrived while 130 pink buses are being run for women," Sharma said while speaking to reporters.
He said that out of 510 buses under the km scheme, about 80 percent were plying while the remaining 20 percent buses would also start running by the end of this month. In addition, 18 Volvo buses will soon be added to the fleet.
Similarly, the purchase of 867 buses has been approved which starts running by May-June.
The Transport Minister said that km scheme is completely in the interest of the common man and that the shortage of buses will soon be met.
On the threats of the employees union of the roadways, he said that the employee unions had said that the Government wanted to abolish the roadways and they demanded that there should be no layoff of employees.
The government assured them that neither would the employees would be laid off nor would the number of buses in the fleet be reduced, he added.
He said that the State Government has recruited about 5200 employees in the Transport Department.