400 New Luxury Buses For Jaipur

In coming years, Jaipur's transport system is going toas traffic problem of the city. They would be used
have a complete makeover. This would change thefor Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and
transport scenario of the city forever.operates within Jaipur city and its nearby areas. Even
Recently, Rajasthan State Road Transportthe State government is looking forward to create a
Corporation (RSRTC) has finalized a work order fornew scheme for improvement of transport system
buying 400 luxury buses that includes 20in the state. Apart from regular fitness tests that are
air-conditioned, low floor and semi-low floor busesconducted on the minibuses, the State government is
from Ashok Leyland. To buy such large number oftrying to find out some more options to improve the
luxury buses, RSRTC would going to spend a heftytransport system.
amount of Rs 120 crore.The government is studying a proposal to give
RSRTC would buy these luxury buses under theconcession to the senior citizens of the state. Even in
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Missionthe modified State budget of the year 2009-2010,
(JNNURM) and this purchase of buses would enableRS 25 crore has been specially sanctioned for
the Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd. (JCTSL) toconcessional travel in RSRTC buses. The amount
strengthen their services more.would be given to the RSRTC to pay for the
In the month of February, the Central Governmentconcessions.
of India has approved this proposal of purchasing 400Also to facilitate passengers more, RSRTC has
luxury buses. The centre has even sanctioned thedecided to build Sulubh complexes in the 10 bus
proposal of buying 35 more buses for Ajmer andstands of the state and has decided to allow free
Pushkar town of Rajasthan.travel by women on special occasions like Rakshan
These buses would solve the transportation as wellBandhan day.