Punjab to Expand Bus Fleet by 1,260 Vehicles: Transport Minister

Punjab Finance and Transport minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said the state government is set to add a fleet of 659 buses to the state-owned Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) and 606 buses to PUNBUS.

Cheema said 250 buses were recently added to the fleet under the ‘Kilometer (KM) Scheme’.

Under the Kilometer scheme, the private individuals owning these buses were given the freedom to have their vehicles fabricated according to their own preferences, provided they strictly complied with all government standards and safety norms, he said.