LAccMI bus service to start from October 12 in Odisha
The golden chapter in the history of Odisha's transport development will start from October 12, 2023 at the Bonda Ghati in Malkangiri district
Malkangiri: The golden chapter in the history of Odisha’s transport development will start from October 12, 2023 at the Bonda Ghati in Malkangiri district.
According to reports, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will launch the much-talked-about LAccMI bus service. The Chief Minister will go to Malkangiri district on October 12.
The LAccMI bus service will be inaugurated in Malkangari. After the launch of the scheme from Malkangari, more than 1,000 buses will be deployed in different phases to transport people across the state.
The state government has allocated Rs 3,178 crores for running buses under LAccMI Yojana. In the state cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on the last September 15, the government approved the expenditure of 3 thousand 178 crore rupees for LAccMI Yojana from 2023-24 to 2025-26. This fund has been approved. It has been decided to provide funding for two more years on the basis of performance.
In the first phase, 36 buses have reached Malkangiri. More than 1000 buses will be deployed under this scheme. Communication facility between district headquarters or major cities will be made available through LAccMI Express. The state government has implemented the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme in the current financial year with the aim of starting bus services to the capital and every panchayat of the state.
Furthermore it is worth mentioning that, the Private Bus Owners’ Association hae called for an indefinite strike. The association has called for the bus strike in protest against the State government’s Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme to run buses from panchayats to blocks, blocks to district headquarters and from districts to state capital.
The private buses will remain off roads from October 10 till the fulfillment of their demands. The association also has threatened to stop plying of vehicles engaged in schools, colleges and tourism.
The association also expressed its eagerness to run the buses under the LAccMI scheme even if the government gives less subsidy than it gives to the private companies. It also said that the private buses will function as per the LAccMI scheme if the government agrees.
Ms Kalinga