Need to buy more buses: Ponnam

Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that due to the successful implementation of the Mahalakshmi Scheme, there is a need to buy new buses and similarly there is a demand to undertake recruitments in the RTC.
As part of the pre-budget meetings, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, along with Prabhakar, held a meeting with officials on the budget proposals on Transport and BC Welfare departments at the Secretariat on Tuesday.
RTC’s efforts to reduce the corporation’s losses are commendable, Prabhakar said and asked them to take measures to reduce expenditure and also explore ways of generating revenue like in the case of Hyderabad Metro Rail.  The officials were asked to prioritize improving the performance of BC residential schools. He wanted a comprehensive study of various schemes to enhance the skills of artisans. He said that schemes like residential schools, Kalyana Lakshmi, scholarships, financial assistance department for various backward class corporations are being implemented by the BC Welfare Department.