Bengal govt works out CNG package for diesel bus operators

The Bengal government is working on a package for private bus operators to switch from diesel to CNG.

This move is part of the state’s initiative to stand by the bus operators who are struggling to cope with the increasing diesel prices and diminishing returns.

“The state government will help private bus operators switch to the CNG mode by offering them incentives indirectly so that their burden is partly taken care of,” state transport minister Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday, soon after meeting a section of private bus operators in Kasba, south Kolkata.

Private bus operators have been demanding a fare revision for some time because of declining revenue amid the pandemic.