Principal secretary, transport department Asgar Hassan Samoon Sunday directed the officials of the department to provide relief to private transporters owning condemn vehicles by providing capital subsidy of Rs 5 lakh for procuring new vehicles.
Samoon was reviewing the functioning of the transport department and was discussing the operationalisation of SRTC complex at tourist reception center by the government.
Seeking details regarding the SRTC Complex, the principal secretary was informed that earlier the work on this complex had got stopped due to construction of Tehzeb Mahal at the site but now government has cancelled that project and SRTC has once again taken it back in its own possession to restart the work.
The meeting was also informed that Indian Oil Corporation has readily accepted to fund the construction costs of the complex.
The principal secretary sought details from RTO Kashmir regarding the condemning of old private vehicles that comprise of city transportation to put check on increasing pollution levels.
Samoon said that the capital subsidy to the tune of Rs. Five lac will be provided to owners of 200 such vehicles for purchasing new vehicles.
The meeting was attended by Regional Transport Officer Kashmir Akram Mohammad Tak, Additional Commissioner Kashmir Abdul Salaam, General Manager SRTC Farhat Ahmad, Deputy General Manager JKPCC, Assistant Commissioner Revenue and representative from IOC besides other department officials.