Bhubaneswar:31/5/17; Addressing a press meet here on Wednesday on the completion of three years of BJD Government, the state Commerce and Transport Department Minister Dr. Nrusingha Charan Sahu laid emphasis on unhindered transport connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats.
The Government has started the scheme for Rural Transport Connectivity namely, Biju Gaon Gadi Yojana in the year 2014. The scheme provides stage carriage connectivity to all 700 Gram Panchayats whereas 583 private and 95government stage carriages are running under this programme. The government aims to provide the rest 173 Gram Panchayats within a short span of time, Dr.Sahu informed.
“To provide the skill based employability to youths, the Government is imparting Light Motor Vehicle Driving Training in 109 empanelled private driver training institutes and one Government Driving Training School. Government is committed to train 20,000 youths in LMV Driving and 4000 in HMV Driving in the next two years,” he said.