National
December 18, 2020
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Raja Basharat has said that the previous government did not base the Orange Line and Metro Bus projects on sustainable development model and due to wrong planning the present government has to pay Rs 8 to 10 billion annually in form of subsidy.
Therefore, the government is trying to make the project sustainable by removing its administrative and economic shortcomings, he said while addressing the first meeting of the Chief Minister's Special Committee on Orange Line Train and Metro Bus at the Civil Secretariat under his chairmanship on Thursday.
Provincial Minister for Transport Jahanzeb Khichi, Secretary Transport and heads of relevant agencies were present. The meeting reviewed the performance of Metro Bus, Orange Line Train and Feeder Bus Service.
Punjab Govt to Pay Billions in Subsidies for Orange Line Train & Metro Bus
A recent media report has brought to light that the government of Punjab has to pay Rs. 8 billion and Rs. 10 billion per year as subsidies for the Orange Line Train and the Metro Bus project respectively.
The report also suggests that the Provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Raja Basharat, has blamed the previous government for “not basing the aforementioned projects on sustainable development models”.
A meeting of the Chief Minister’s Special Committee for the Orange Line Train and the Metro Bus was held at the Civil Secretariat on Thursday during which Basharat stated that the government is attempting to make both the projects sustainable by rectifying the previous government’s administrative shortcomings.
‘Orange Train, Metro bus subsidy due to wrong planning of past govt’
Lahore
December 18, 2020
LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Raja Basharat has said that the previous government did not base the Orange Line and Metro Bus projects on sustainable development model and due to wrong planning the present government has to pay Rs 8 to 10 billion annually in form of subsidy.
Therefore, the government is trying to make the project sustainable by removing its administrative and economic shortcomings, he said while addressing the first meeting of the Chief Minister's Special Committee on Orange Line Train and Metro Bus at the Civil Secretariat under his chairmanship on Thursday.
OLMT may get route monopoly
Punjab govt considering proposal to increase passengers, reduce subsidy
LAHORE:
Punjab government is considering a proposal to disallow private commercial transport along the metro train route to reduce the burden of subsidy on the service by increasing the number of passengers.
The subsidy given in public transport in Lahore has gone up to Rs34.2 million daily, while the total figure for the province is Rs50 million.
Despite billions of rupees in subsidies, the authorities in Punjab have failed to provide adequate travel facilities to the citizens. To reduce the subsidy in the sector, the provincial government has started considering proposals like increasing the route permit fees and barring private commercial transport along the Orange Line track.