Last Updated: 28 September 2026

1,165 mini-bus permits given to youth since March 2022, incl. 505 handed over on 20 Dec 2025^[1]
-- Earlier: 154 stage carriage permits issued (June 2025)^[2]

3k bus routes up for grabs to employ 10k youth in Punjab^[3]

Dual Benefits

-- Employment to the youth
-- Better road connectivity services for villages/people

¶ Self Employment^[3:1]

• The state government would provide loans to youths to purchase new buses
• About 10,000 youths would get employment^[3:2]

¶ Details^[2:1]

• Buses to run on rural link roads and other district roads
• These permits have been issued under Clause 3(e) of the Punjab Government-approved Transport Scheme and Section 5 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

REFERENCES:

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1. https://www.rozanaspokesman.com/news/punjab/201225/punjab-cm-mann-hands-over-505-bus-permits-to-youth-promises-end-of-bi.html ↩︎

2. https://yespunjab.com/punjab-govt-boosting-employment-with-new-transport-permits-laljit-bhullar/ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/will-revive-3k-bus-routes-to-employ-10k-youth-cm/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎