Uttar Pradesh The government has planned to beautify the state’s bus stands on the lines of airports. In the first phase, 23 bus stands are to be constructed on the PPP model, for which the process of selecting private developers is underway. Private developers have been almost finalized for 5 bus stands and will be implemented after the Chief Minister’s final nod. The 5 bus stands which have been almost finalized for development on the lines of the airport are Kaushambi Bus Station, Lucknow Vibhuti Khand Bus Station, Prayagraj Civil Lines Bus Station, Old Ghaziabad Bus Station and Agra Fort Bus Station. Are included. For the modernization of these bus stations, the bids of many other builders including Omaxe, SPG Builders have been included.
1000 crore investment was received
According to the information received from the government, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has received an investment proposal of Rs 1000 crore to facilitate and improve these 5 bus stands only on PPP model on the lines of airports. Through this investment, more than two thousand direct and indirect employment opportunities are likely to be created at these five places. Soon the process of finalizing the developers for the remaining bus stands will be completed.
Work is expected to start by this month
The department has received several investment proposals through the bid process that ended on February 16, including those from investors who had submitted proposals in UPGIS. According to the information received from the government, the department has currently finalized five developers regarding the construction of bus stands. Work will start on this after the approval of the Committee of Secretaries headed by the Chief Secretary and then the cabinet. It is estimated that by the end of this month, LOI will also be issued to them.
Budget of so many crores for 5 bus stands
According to the investment proposals received through them, Rs 245 crore for Kaushambi Bus Station, Rs 307 crore for Lucknow Vibhuti Khand, Rs 276 crore for Prayagraj Civil Lines, Rs 114 crore for Old Ghaziabad Bus Station and Rs 22 crore for Agra Fort Bus Station. There will be an investment of Rs. These proposals have been accepted but are yet to be finalized. For rest of the bus stations, the process of selection of developers and agreement is in progress. Recently, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had given instructions to speed up this process in a high-level review meeting.
Paytm has also shown interest
According to Yujvendra Kumar, GM (IT) of UP Roadways, among the companies which have shown interest in this category, there is also a company Paytm which wants to launch NCMC card in collaboration with the Transport Department in the state. Just like there are monthly cards in the metro, so that there is no need to buy tickets again and again, on the same lines these cards will work at the bus station as well. The department is in talks with Paytm in this regard and the agreement is likely to be finalized soon. Apart from this, another company Vriti Solutions wants to install display panels at bus stations. She will install free of cost display panels at various places as per the conditions of the department and the income generated through advertisements on this will cover her expenses. Talks are going on with them as well and an agreement can be done soon. Similarly, talks are on with a company, Orion Pro, which wants to introduce ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) in the IT system of the department. Due to which we will be able to improve departmental efficiency.
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