150 AC buses to be part of roadways fleet

The state government approved the purchase of 650 buses, including 150 air-conditioned buses, for the state roadways fleet at Rs 300 crore to strengthen public transport services in Haryana. The approval was granted in a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.

Cabinet Ministers Anil Vij, Mahipal Dhanda, Vipul Goel, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranbir Gangwa, and Shruti Choudhry were present at the meeting.

In the meeting of the HPPC, Departmental High-Powered Purchase Committee (DHPPCC), and High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC), approvals were given for contracts and procurement of goods worth Rs 1,329 crore. After negotiations with various bidders, the government has made significant savings of over Rs 38 crore.

In the meeting, approval was also granted for the setting up four types of ICT labs in 801 government schools under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PMSHRI) and Samagra Shiksha Schemes, at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore. Additionally, an amount of Rs 33 crore was approved for the purchase of teaching-learning materials for government primary schools in the state for classes I to V.

In the meeting, the expansion and renovation of existing structures at the water works and boosting stations in Mahendergarh town at a cost of Rs 15.80 crore was also approved. Besides this, a project to provide water supply facility in four Ballah, Phaphran, Goli and Manpura villages and to provide sewerage facility and construction of sewage treatment plant at Ballah village Karnal was also approved.