Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded urgent steps by various government departments, especially Transport, to strengthen its existing public transport infrastructure.
According to sources, Mr. Kejriwal issued directions to urgently fill up 2,000 vacancies in the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). He also directed to expedite the procurement of buses scheduled to be rolled out next year, route rationalisation by Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) and creation of a fleet of electric buses at the earliest.
“Mr. Kejriwal expressed deep displeasure and pulled up officers over delay in procurement of buses despite the fact that the court had asked the city administration to maintain a fleet of at least 11,000 buses many years ago to boost public transport,” said a source.
Vacancies in DTC
“The Chief Minister was informed that a proposal to fill up vacancies in the DTC, both service-related and required for the maintenance of buses which will be added to the fleet, has been pending with the Finance Department for over a month,” the source said. The source added that the Chief Minister was assured that the 2,000 buses being procured will be on the Capital’s roads by June, 2018.
