22-12-2025 01:39:29 AM
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced that 100 electric buses will be introduced to Nizamabad and Warangal towns. Under PM e-DRIVE, 2,800 electric buses are being introduced to Hyderabad. He instructed officials to provide charging stations and necessary infrastructure.
Bhatti Vikramarka said that with loans taken from women’s self-help groups and support provided by the government, new buses have been added to the corporation. He also said the people’s government is supporting the establishment of bus depots and development of bus stations. The Deputy Chief Minister instructed Finance Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania to ensure that uniforms, books, and shoes are distributed to students on the very first day of the academic year, and that there should be no financial hurdles in releasing the required funds.
HMeanwhile, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar requested the Deputy Chief Minister to seek finance department approval for recruitment to Assistant Traffic Manager posts. He also requested permission for temporary appointments as well as approval for 50 percent regular recruitment for 3,233 conductor posts required until March 2026. In addition, the Minister sought approval for Chief Accounts Officer posts. He further requested permission for user charges to resolve issues in the issuance of driving licenses,
approval for new vehicles to strengthen enforcement in the transport department, "So far, under the Mahalakshmi scheme, 25.5 billion (255 crore) free bus journeys have taken place in the RTC. The scheme is taking concrete steps toward women’s empowerment. During the previous government’s tenure, PF dues in RTC stood at ₹1,400 crore, which the present government reduced to ₹660 crore within two years. Similarly, CCS dues, which earlier stood at ₹600 crore, have now been reduced to ₹373 crore," Bhatti Vikramarka explained.