Worried about the proposed strike call by private transport operators in Himachal Pradesh on August 26, Transport Minister G S Bali on Thursday appealed to call off the stir .
"The government is open to talks with transporters and willing to accept some of their genuine demands ,"
The bus and taxi operators in the hill state are demanding a fare hike of 40 per cent among other demands .With a fleet of 3000 buses private buses outnumber state road ways buses. But private buses are mostly confined to urban and other profitable routes . While the state roads connects some of the remotest regions.
"The government is open to talks with transporters and willing to accept some of their genuine demands ,"
The bus and taxi operators in the hill state are demanding a fare hike of 40 per cent among other demands .With a fleet of 3000 buses private buses outnumber state road ways buses. But private buses are mostly confined to urban and other profitable routes . While the state roads connects some of the remotest regions.
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