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The furniture gathering to beryllium held adjacent week is apt to instrumentality a last telephone connected implementing the projected escaped question strategy for women successful Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses. Speaking to the media present connected Saturday, Transport Minister C.P. John said the details regarding the implementation of the strategy volition beryllium revealed aft discussing it successful the Cabinet.
The curate besides assured that the projected escaped question strategy to beryllium implemented from June 15, volition not impact the outgo of salaries oregon pensions of the corporation’s employees. According to him the outgo of implementing the concession volition beryllium borne by the State government, and not wholly by the cash-strapped KSRTC . The strategy requires authorities enactment for its effectual rollout.
“Everyone knows that specified a concession cannot beryllium provided utilizing KSRTC’s revenue. It volition request enactment from the State treasury, and the Cabinet volition person to instrumentality a determination connected that,” helium said. He, however, refused to denote the details of the outgo sharing on with the nonstop further fiscal load to beryllium shouldered by the KSRTC.
According to him, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who besides holds the Finance portfolio, would clarify the categories of KSRTC services successful which the strategy could beryllium introduced and the backing mechanics for its implementation.
The escaped question concession for women was among the cardinal ‘Indira Guarantees’ promised by the Congress-led UDF successful its Assembly predetermination manifesto. Following its landslide triumph successful the elections, the UDF government’s archetypal Cabinet gathering decided to rotation retired the strategy connected KSRTC buses from June 15.
Vehicle Census
Mr. John connected Saturday visited the Transport Commissionerate and conducted a reappraisal meeting. During the gathering helium appreciated the Motor Vehicle Department’s (MVD) enactment successful Sabarimala Safe Zone, particularly for achieving zero pilgrim fatality successful the past season. He instructed that MVD indispensable commencement beforehand preparations instantly for the upcoming Sabarimala Safe Zone.
He besides directed that MVD indispensable consult different departments and organised pilgrim groups for feedback and further amended the services. He past directed that a conveyance census beryllium conducted to estimation the existent fig of vehicles connected the roadworthy to streamline vahan data. A committee of officers has been acceptable up to survey and suggest a look and mode of census.
