CHANDIGARH: In a major breakthrough aimed at ending the monopoly of big players in the transport sector, the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday handed over 505 Mini Bus Permits to unemployed youth of the state under the ‘Rozgar Kranti Scheme’.
During a function held at MGSIPA in Sector-26 here, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is a historic milestone as the state government has started ‘Rozgar Kranti’ with this self employment initiative. “The Transport Department has approved 1, 165 Small Stage Carriage Permits from March 2022 to till date and today 505 youngsters are getting permits under ‘Small Stage Carriage Permit Scheme’. These permits were handed over in a free and fair manner to empower these youth from the common families, ” he noted.
Congratulating the youngsters who got the permits, the Chief Minister said that this move will boost the entire economy including Petrol Pump Operators, Bus Operators and other allied areas. “Earlier students had to face difficulties in lack of buses, now the state government has started school buses for girl students, ” he said.
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government has allotted work of recarpetting of 43, 000 km total roads including 19, 000 km rural roads with condition of five year maintenance of roads.
The Chief Minister said that 58, 000 youths got government jobs without any corruption, nepotism or recommendations adding that during previous regimes such bus permits were issued only to the blue eyed people who were close to the ruling people.