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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026), flagged disconnected a fleet of 61 caller buses equipped with modern facilities for the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) astatine Island Grounds successful Chennai.
The buses, equipped with seater and sleeper facilities, were procured astatine a outgo of ₹37.98 crore. Last month, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had flagged disconnected a fleet of 20 ultra-modern air-conditioned multi-axle buses procured astatine a outgo of ₹34.30 crore for the SETC.
The caller buses volition articulation the fleet of services being operated by the SETC from Chennai to assorted parts of Tamil Nadu, arsenic good arsenic to large cities successful neighbouring States specified arsenic Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.
State Minister for Transport S.S. Sivasankar, Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments P.K. Sekarbabu, Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor R. Priya and elder authorities officials were among those present.
