Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has instructed the officials to take all steps to provide free bus passes to working girls and school girls from April 1.
He was speaking after launching the Volvo Multi-Axle BS4-9600 sleeper buses of the State Road Transport Corporation here on Tuesday February 21. The scheme is designed to give respect to women as well as become financially self-reliant. Mini school buses should be introduced, he said.
“Existing buses should start plying. At least five buses should be operated in each taluk at the time of opening of the school. If need be, more funds will be provided,” he added.
“Transport plays an important role in economic development because of this it has been given priority and announced free pass facility for working women and school children in the state budget FY 2023-24. “Our government is always with the working staff and the management and let us provide a good service to the commuters,” he stated.
A special transport team called ‘Ambari’ was dedicated to the state earlier in the day which has the sleeper facility, the CM said. Several good features are provided in this fleet of buses just like the railway sleeper coaches.
The earlier edition of Volvo buses was not comfortable and understanding this the multi-axel buses have been designed to provide good facilities to the commuters. Henceforth, the night journey on these buses will be comfortable. The state transport corporation should buy some more buses, he said.
