Punjab plans to improve the public transport system for residents of rural areas. Punjab Transport Minister Harpal Singh Chima announced that 100 new PRTC Junior model buses will be added to the PRTC (Punjab Road Transport Corporation) fleet by September.
These minivans are manufactured and supplied by Eicher. The introduction of these buses will make bus services in rural areas more accessible and beneficial to a larger number of people. This decision was made following a meeting with officials from the transport department.
Transport Minister Harpal Singh Chima instructed the officials at the meeting to work on further improving public transport services and asked them to present new proposals. He also emphasized the need to strengthen the financial position of PRTC and find new sources of income.
Furthermore, it was announced that a decision has been made to include 1279 new buses in the state bus fleet of Punjab. Following this, the total number of state buses in the state will increase to 3546, which is the largest increase in the last 20 years, according to Chima.
Chima noted that the government is working to strengthen connections between migrants, international travelers, and regular passengers. He added that 15 premium buses, including Volvo buses, have already been launched for the route from Jalandhar and Ludhiana to Delhi airport.
All senior officials of the transport department were present at this meeting. Participants included Transport Secretary Varun Rudjem, Panbus Managing Director Rajiv Kumar Gupta, PRTC Managing Director Manish Rana, PRTC Additional Managing Director Navdeep Kumar, and PRTC Chandigarh General Manager Amanvir Tivana.