In an effort to streamline the transport system in the Capital, the State Cabinet today gave its nod for purchase of buses for Ranchi. As per a decision taken today in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Urban development department will spend Rs 605.45 crore for purchase of 224 buses for Ranchi Municipal area. Out of these 224 buses, 220 buses will be non-Ac buses while the rest 14 buses will be AC electric buses.
Sources said that Ranchi Municipal Corporation will be the first civic body in the State to run electric buses in the State. The state government has decided to bring down the dependence on nonrenewable energy sources and the decision to run electric buses in the Capital is a step in this direction.
A systemic transformation in the public transportation system and introduction of fully EV-powered buses that can help people save considerable money while being gentle on the environment in need of the hour.
The cabinet today approved 44 proposals, including Rs 57.82 crore for the development of phase 2 of Jharkhand’s capital’s transport city.
In the next two years, Jharkhand's first transport nagar will be built on 40 acres of land on Ranchi's outskirts to reduce traffic congestion and improve the city's supply chain for commodities.
Work on transport nagar (a parking lot for heavy vehicles and goods carriers) at Jharkhand capital Ranchi started last year. The transport Nagar is coming up at an area of 40.68 acres of land in front of the ITBP campus in Sukurhuttu in Kanke block with an estimated project completion time of two years at a cost of Rs 113.24 crore.
In today’s cabinet meeting other decisions that were taken included extension of the period for which non-government educational institutions could operate an ashram school and a residential school under the welfare department, as well as the extension of the period for which non-educational institutions could operate Eklavya Model Residential School.
Other approvals included the state bearing the burden of the seventh pay revision benefit for employees of urban local bodies, running NCC activities through the school education department rather than the sports department, including common telecom infrastructure in the Jharkhand Building Bylaws 2006, forming the Jharkhand Labour Promoter Recruitment Rules (Amendment) 2023, and forming the Jharkhand Industrial Training Service Cadre Revised Rules 2023.
Other significant approvals include spending 84 crores in all Simdega, Khunti, and Dumka block headquarters to provide internet service, the formation of Jharkhand Product Constable Service (Revised) Rules 2023 and the formation of State Service Supply Rules 2023, the purchase of 244 city buses for the Ranchi Municipal Corporation area, and the installation of automated rain gauges in 1633 panchayats and 216 blocks.