Chandigarh: The Punjab government finally decided to photograph controversial extensions and increased travel – calculated to almost 1 kilometer lakh – given to private bus operators in the state.
The source said the State Transportation Commissioner (STC) has passed 680 orders talking related to the termination of 806 permits of 340 private companies.
They have sent notifications.
Some extensions that number up to almost 1 lakh kilometer have been given to this permit.
This step came in the midst of Transport Minister Punjab Amarinder Singh King Warring to present parity in the transportation scenario in the state.
“Almost 40,000 kilometers connected to the permit provided to families have politically influential or under political protection, which comes to a quarter of total extensions.
24 kilometers extension at a time given and there has been a debate if some of these extensions are illegal,” said the source that knows That decision.
In what is alleged to be an effort to reduce government quota indirectly, private bus licenses are increased by five times and one permit increases 10 times.
There is no violation that will be permitted in the transportation sector: fight where there are criticism of the practice of various quarters, the decision also assumes political significance because the Congress Government is currently claiming the harsh acts of “transportation mafia” in the state where public sector businesses.
Has been confused.
The problem of several recent route extensions was marked by Dinesh Chadha, RTI activist and AAP spokesman, who had written to fight, questioned why there were no actions taken against “5,000 private bus licenses that have increased five times.” Sending “proof” in a letter, Chadha accused “the Transport Mafia of political leaders looted Timm Punjab during the Governance of the Akali and the Government of Congress.
He said bus licenses issued by the Department of Transportation determined the permission limit for government buses and personal buses.” For example, on In 1990, the quota for public and personal permits on the state highway was 50:50 percent.
But since then, with the Convance of the Akali and the Congress Government, the transportation policy has been violated to issue permissions to politicians outside the private quota, “Alleged Chadha.
When contacted, the Minister of Transportation Punjab Amarinder Singh Raja Garring confirmed the move and said there was no violation It will be permitted in the transportation sector.
HC remains changed in embarrassing norms for state governments, Punjab and Haryana High Court has been in October 2016 remains a variation in route permit conditions for buses, including extension and increased travel.
High Court in other cases has recorded extensions in route permissions – this can be extended to 24 km with legal provisions, but the route is repeatedly extended.
The route extends 6 times the example, the 32 km route from a private operator from Muktsar to Malout has been extended six times up to 147 km to hope; 56 km from Ferozepur to Muktsar have been extended 10 times Up to 147 km; The route 190 km from Raman to Ludhiana has been expanded 277 km to Jhugian Garhshankar, among others.
Similarly, the 100-km Jaito-Gidderbaha route from other personal operators has increased to 328 km and the 138-km batha-Mehma route has increased to 237 km.