Punjab CM announces 'Open-Ended Mini Bus Permit Policy' for rural youth
Ghar Ghar Rozgar mission: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced an ‘Open-Ended Mini Bus Permit Policy’, with no deadline for rural youth to apply for such a permit.
Even as he laid foundation stones of Rs 55.16 crore worth of high-tech State Transport Department institutes, including home delivery of driving licences.
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The Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also virtually launched the distribution of 3,000 minibus permits for the rural youth to give a boost to the ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobar’ mission, with the token presentation of permits to 5 beneficiaries.
"3,000 permits were being handed over on Wednesday, while another 8,000 would follow through the rest of the year, taking the total to be distributed by the end of the year to 11,000, generating both direct and indirect employment," he said on Open-Ended Mini Bus Permit Policy.
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Captain Amarinder Singh directed the Transport Department to create a user-friendly online facility within the next three months for receipt and processing of applications of all bus permits to make the system far more transparent and eliminate corruption.
Congratulating Transport Minister Razia Sultana, Captain Amarinder Singh said that they had set the ball rolling to achieve a five-fold objective to create employment opportunity for rural youth, make travel safer for women and children, ensure vehicular traffic safer for travellers and pedestrians, reduce vehicular pollution and doorstep delivery of government services.
The fast-paced changes in technology necessitated new initiatives, he said, adding that Vehicle Location Tracking (GPS) Device Project, launched at a cost of Rs.15.50 crore.
-PTC News
