Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 6 -
To further strengthen public transport services in Haryana, 650 new buses will soon be added to the Haryana Roadways fleet. This includes 150 AC buses and 450 non-AC buses. The total purchase cost for these buses is expected to be over Rs. 300 crore. The said approval was granted today in a meeting of the High-Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
In the meeting of the HPPC, Departmental High-Powered Purchase Committee (DHPPCC), and High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC), approvals were given for contracts and procurement of goods worth Rs. 1329 crore. After negotiations with various bidders, the government has made significant savings of over Rs. 38 crore.
In the meeting approval was also given for setting up four types of ICT labs in 801 government schools under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India ((PMSHRI) and Samagra Shiksha Schemes, at an estimated cost of Rs.50 crore. Additionally, an amount of Rs. 33 crore was approved for the purchase of teaching-learning materials for government primary schools in the state for classes 1 to 5.