Last Updated: 29 Oct 2024
42% jump in Revenue of Punjab Roadways (& PRTC) in first 10 months of AAP Govt[1]
-- ₹1,247.22 crore in April-Dec 2024 from ₹879.55 crore in 2022-23
Punjab cancels 600 illegally-clubbed bus permits in Sept 2024, 30% linked to Sukhbir Badal (ex Deputy CM, Punjab)[2]
-- Earlier discontinued the erroneously extended nearly 138 bus permits in 2023[3]
Started Volvo Bus Service to Delhi Airport
-- Running 19 buses as on 15 June 2022[3:1]
-- Revenue Rs. 42.32 Cr earned by Govt from 15.06.2022 to 15.10.2023 on Punjab-Delhi Airport route
Private Monopoly Broken: Indo-Canadian (SAD president Badal owned) buses were run & passengers were fleeced money
-- Forced to slash its fare by 30%-45%
-- Additionally started providing refreshment & among other facilities to passengers[5]
Govt AC buses have been started from Chandigarh to district headquarters to and fro[3:2]
Process for cancellation of Illegal Private routes is ON
Illegal routes of Mafia[4:1]
Multiple illegal extension of Bus Routes[4:2]
Minister's flying squad[6]
References:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-roadways-prtc-income-rose-by-42-in-10-months-transport-minister-101673896601344.html ↩︎
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-transport-minister-laljit-singh-bhullar-illegal-clubbed-bus-permits-cancellation-2603530-2024-09-20 ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/punjab-governments-volvo-buses-to-delhi-airport-see-good-response-409066 ↩︎
