Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma on Tuesday said that officials have been directed to take immediate action against the plying of illegal buses in their respective districts.
He issued the directions to RTA, General Managers and Excise Taxation Department officers after meeting with representatives of the employees union of the department.
To strengthen public transport, Sharma said the process of adding 1000 new buses to the fleet of its public transport has been implemented. He said 367 new buses will be added to the fleet of its public transport by March 31, 2020, and orders for 100 buses have already been issued, while the remaining buses will also be included soon.
The Transport Minister said that the employees of every district were asked to share their feedback and they were informed that their demands would be considered. He said that every day lakhs of commuters travel in public transport, therefore the department will ensure better transport facilities for each commuter. Apart from this, 42 categories are already getting concessions in the bus fares.
The Transport Minister has directed the RTA, General Manager, and Excise Taxation Department officers working at the district level to take immediate action against the plying of illegal buses in the respective districts.
Sharma said that it has come to his notice that a large number of private buses were plying on the roads. He said that the district-wise the number of these buses is very high and due to this, the Transport Department is losing revenue. The Transport Minister further directed the Transport Department and Excise and Taxation Department officers to take strict steps to stop such illegal buses and try to prevent revenue loss. He said that at present the bus fare in Haryana is less than Punjab and Himachal and the State Government has no plans to increase the bus fares.