503 new vehicles added to fleet of ailing SRTC
Srinagar, Sept 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday launched online services of Motor Vehicle Department and flagged off SRTC’s new fleet of Buses at Raj Bhavan, Srinagar.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that the Transport Department has taken many decisions in the last few months to facilitate the common people in availing various services and will have a positive impact on J&K’s transport sector.
“We are determined to establish a safe, resilient and efficient transport system in J&K UT,” he added.
He said that the 12 services made online last year have brought great relief to the people. Services like duplicate registration to replacement of driving license are being provided to common people through a hassle-free process.
The Lt Governor observed that many rules have been simplified to provide paperless, cashless, faceless facilities to the people. It will address the concerns of thousands of citizens and contactless services can be availed without going to the RTO.
The various services of MVD made online and simplified include contactless application for Learners’ license, hassle-free quick registration process at dealer level, no inspection of newly built vehicles at RTO, besides others.
The new addition of trucks in the fleet of JKSRTC will ensure timely transportation of food grains and other essential commodities to the common man, he added.
Sinha said that the decision of augmenting the existing fleet of JKSRTC with 226 new buses and 277 trucks was taken last year with an aim to connect the people of different regions in J&K and provide better transportation facilities to the traders and business owners. The new fleet was partly transferred to Srinagar while the rest of the vehicles were stranded at SRTC yard at Jammu.
Subsidy of Rs 5 lakh was also provided to transporters for replacing buses older than 15 years. An amount of Rs 1.75 crore was given under the scheme to strengthen the transport sector in J&K and make it modern, he added.
The Lt Governor noted that many important steps have also been taken in the last one year under the Road Safety Fund which includes 620 road safety awareness camps, equipment, motorcycles, and interceptor vehicles given to traffic police for better road safety management.
