Gujarat Budget: govt to purchase 1050 new ST buses

Gandhinagar, DeshGujarat

Finance Minister Saurabh Patel today in his budget speech proposed purchase of about 1050 new ST buses in next year and allocated Rs. 205 crore for that.

“The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation which provides facility of transportation to approximately 24 lakh people every day. Rs. 205 crore for purchasing about 1050 new ST buses in next year,” he said in his budget speech.

Finance Minister proposed Rs. 33.72 crore for modernisation of the existing bus stations, and a provision of Rs. 301.14 crore for subsidy to provide access of bus facility to remote villages.

The modernisation of bus stations of about 14 District Head Quarters on basis of PPP is also planned, he said.

Apart from that, provision of Rs. 456.03 crore for giving relief in ST bus fare to students at concessional rate and a provision of` Rs. 25 crore to issue travelling pass to persons with disabilities, are made under the respective Departments.

“With a view to making the transport management more advanced, and resolving the problems of overload and enabling speedy inspection of vehicles, a provision of Rs. 2 crore towards the implementation of the technology of Weigh-in-Motion. A provision of Rs. 1 crore for Electronic Surveillance System for the implementation of Traffic Rules. An amount of Rs 5 crore towards Road Safety activities.Rs. 18 crore for improvement in check post in the state and a provision of Rs. 2.5 crore for works of driving track for commercial vehicles and construction of RTO offices at new districts, ” he said in budget speech.

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