Delhi Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra took a ride in a State bus on Saturday to take stock of issues being faced by commuters, a move which was lauded by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot. Kejriwal said it is a rare sight to see the Transport Commissioner of a State travelling by State bus to take a first-hand account from travellers on the problems being faced by them.
IAS officer Kundra who is presently posted as Principal Secretary-cum- Commissioner (Transport) with the Government of Delhi on Saturday posted a few photos of him travelling in a bus. He also mentioned in one of his tweets that he was on the way to Najafgarh."We are a people-centric Government. Our officers, Ministers and MLAs are working constantly amongst people," the Chief Minister tweeted.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot also commented, "Good to see Commissioner Transport Delhi Kundra travelling in a bus."
This comes after the Kejriwal Government has directed Group A and B employees to travel in DTC and cluster buses at least once a week to get feed back from the aam admi about the arrangement and facilities of the bus. Titled
“Encouraging and Promoting the Use of Public Transport System,” the order has asked the employees to take part in the Government's endeavor to ensure safe, affordable, convenient and efficient public transport system with the objective to de-congest the traffic as well as reduce the vehicular pollution in Delhi.