Punjab okays easing of rules for permit renewal for stage carriage bus operations
In an order to ease the hardships faced by the minibus operators in the renewal of their permits due to the up-gradation of link roads as other direct roads, major district roads, the Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave the go-ahead for easing of rules for the same.
The cabinet, during a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, has decided to grant exemption from clause 3(E) of the Punjab Transport Scheme-2018 to operators who were issued permits for stage carriage buses as per Chapter V of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, prior to the implementation of the scheme.
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The Transport Scheme, 2018 stipulates that all permits which were issued before 2018 and are due for renewal should adhere to the terms and conditions of the scheme.
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Condition 3(E) stipulates that operators running buses on rural link roads cannot run more than 12 km on Other District Roads, Major District Roads, State Highways, and National Highways.
However, due to the up-gradation of link roads, the minibus operators were facing problems for the renewal of their permits, which are otherwise valid as per the Motor Vehicle Act and Punjab Transport Scheme-2018.
On the other hand, the Cabinet, in a special case, gave the approval to appoint Arjun Pratap Singh Bajwa as Inspector (Group B) in Punjab Police.
The applicant is the grandson of ex-Punjab Minister Satnam Singh Bajwa, who laid his life in 1987 for the sake of peace and harmony in the State. He has been given an appointment by allowing one-time waiver/relaxation in the relevant rules without making it a precedent.
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