An important meeting was held under the chairmanship of PRTC Chairman Advocate Harpal Juneja with the aim of further strengthening PRTC, improving transport arrangements and providing better facilities to the passengers. PRTC Additional Managing Director Navdeep Kumar, Chief Accounts Officer Rakesh Sharma, Executive Engineer Jatinderpal Singh Grewal and all General Managers were also present on this occasion.
Chairman Juneja said that during the meeting, various important issues were discussed in detail to further streamline the functioning of PRTC and improve the performance of the department.
Chairman Harpal Juneja said that in the meeting, special priority was given to the renovation of the old bus stand of Patiala and its improvement to make it more convenient for the passengers. Along with this, discussions were held on maintaining high standards of cleanliness in all depots and workshops of PRTC and further improving the overall arrangements.
On this occasion, the routes of the new PRTC Junior buses being added to the PRTC fleet were also discussed in detail. During the meeting, Chairman Advocate Harpal Juneja emphasized that a plan should be made to run these buses on such routes as per the need of public transportation, where they can be used to the maximum extent and the passengers get direct benefit from it. He said that a request has been made to the Chief Minister to give the green signal to these buses.
Chairman Harpal Juneja said that along with this, special attention was also paid to providing maximum bus services on the internal routes of the city and connecting the old bus stand Patiala through the network of routes in a better way, so that the passengers could get more convenient transportation facilities to reach their places. Necessary decisions were taken on various issues discussed during the meeting and emphasis was placed on taking further action for the betterment of PRTC, increase in passenger facilities and making departmental arrangements more effective.
Chairman Advocate Harpal Juneja said that the main objective of PRTC is to provide safe, smooth and convenient transport services to the people. To achieve this objective, it is very important to continuously improve the overall arrangements of the department and take appropriate steps keeping in mind the needs of the passengers.