DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

Due to the commitment of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government to provide better administration, the state's Transport Department has collected an additional revenue of Rs. 5375.65 crore during the year 2022-2025 as compared to the year 2019-2022, which is a testament to the better administration of the State Government.

Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar while sharing this information said that the non-commercial wing of the Punjab Transport Department, PUNBUS and Roadways and PEPSU have registered a significant increase in revenue collection, which reflects the efforts of the department to better its financial performance. He said that the Punjab Transport Department is committed to continue its efforts to increase revenue collection and improve its services to the public.

The Transport Minister said that in the last three years, the non-commercial wing (STC) of the Transport Department has generated a total revenue of Rs. 9037.49 crore. He said that in contrast, the revenue generated during the years 2019-2020, 2022-2021 and 2021-2022 was Rs. 5825.38 crore. Reiterating the state government's commitment to better governance, he said that an additional revenue of Rs. 3212.11 crore has been collected during the years 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, which is a record.

The Cabinet Minister said that PUNBUS and Punjab Roadways have collected an additional revenue of Rs. 2323.21 crore during the three years of 2022-2025 as compared to Rs. 1332.03 crore in the year 2019-2022, which is an increase of Rs. 990.91 crore. S. Bhullar said that PEPSU Roadways Transport Corporation has collected a revenue of Rs. 2894.15 crore during the year 2022-2025 as compared to Rs. 1721.52 crore in the year 2019-2022. He said that the revenue for the year 2022-2025 is Rs. 1172.63 crores more than the previous three years.

S. Bhullar further said that this impressive performance by the Transport Department is a testament to the department's commitment to improve its revenue collection methods. He said that due to the sincere efforts of the State Government, Punjab is continuously moving forward in the direction of all-round development. He said that the government led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has been working towards making Punjab a Rangla Punjab since the past 3 years.

(editor@dailyworld.in)