UP News: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the UP Transport Corporation is considered responsible for transport within the state. The country became independent on 15 August 1947, but the corporation’s first bus was already running in May 1947. Since then the Transport Corporation has covered long distances. UP Paribahan Corporation was the only mode of transportation during my childhood. Be it village or city, people used to travel by bus. Most people spent their childhood traveling in transport corporation buses. It continues to work to connect us, now bus stations will also be built like airports. Work has started on this. Under Mission Shakti Abhiyan, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched ‘Mission Mahila Sarathi’ at Saryu Guest House, Ramkatha Park in Ayodhya and flagged off 51 ordinary buses. Only women will handle the work of drivers and conductors in these buses.
CM Yogi said earlier there were faults in the buses. Now gradually technology is used. Now it is also moving from diesel to electric buses. Transport corporations and contracts will also have a large fleet of electric buses. There will be no pollution, no noise and the speed will be better than normal buses. We have given 400 crore rupees from the government. There are still many buses to be purchased in front of 25 Maha Kumbhs. Better electric buses will come. UP government has formulated EV policy for better connectivity. Electric buses do not use diesel, petrol and CNG. It will be charged with electricity.
He said, 300 km at a time. can walk The government will give an incentive of Rs 20 lakh per bus to the person purchasing such buses. You buy buses for schools-colleges, transport corporations, contracts for city bus services, government also provides routes and facilities. The Urban Development and Transport Corporation is setting up charging stations at various locations. Through this we will be able to provide pollution free system to common people. The CM said that after a few days construction of electric buses will start in UP, then it will be a very important moment for UP.
The Transport Corporation took up the Corona challenge
Chief Minister said that technology can bring many changes in life. We saw this efficiency of the Prayagraj Kumbh Corporation, when it was tasked with transporting 24 crore devotees. When the global pandemic Corona hit, 4 million people in UP and other states were displaced and had to walk to their homes. Then the UP Transport Corporation took up the challenge. Corporation drivers and conductors stood at the border with 11-12 thousand buses. All the citizens of UP were taken to their homes and people from other states were taken to the borders of UP.
Now girls have also become fighter pilots
CM Yogi said that protection, respect and self-reliance of women is always a challenge. So Indian society has always propagated the belief that where women are respected, their dignity will be protected. It will be self-reliant, the society will be strong and self-reliant and will be seen to touch the heights of all-round development. This work is an issue related to women’s dignity, safety, respect and self-reliance, which, under the inspiration of Prime Minister Modi, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is taking it forward consistently in the fourth phase of Mission Shakti, starting from the first date. Sharadiya Navratri. So far, more than 1.5 lakh daughters and sisters have worked in various jobs in the state police and government of Uttar Pradesh, but the dream of having women drivers and conductors in transport corporations has also come true. Now girls have also become fighter pilots.
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