HP cabinet approves revised transport policy

Himachal Pradesh cabinet today approved the revised transport policy for providing better road safety to citizens in the state.
The cabinet also decided to incorporate road safety in education curriculum at appropriate levels to make mobility safe and improve the public passenger transport.
According to an official statement, a special thrust will be given to accelerate the growth of transport sector and implementation of mandatory provisions of various Central and state laws in the revised policy.
Besides providing connectivity to the commuters of the state, the policy aimed encouraging modern state of goods transport vehicles for handling the farm and non-farm produce efficiently and offers suitable tax and non-tax incentives.

The cabinet also decided to implement Market Intervention Scheme for procurement of citrus fruits like kinnu, malta, and orange during 2014-15 and fixed Rs 6.50 per kg for A-grade, Rs 6.00 per Kg for B-grade citrus fruits and Rs 5 per kg for galgal as procurement price.
Besides, handling charges of Rs 2.65 per kg will be given for kinnu, malta and orange and Rs 1 per kg for galgal.
In all, 54 procurement centers would be opened in the state under the scheme to procure 500 Mt of citrus fruit and 100 Mt of galgals.
The scheme would remain operative upto February 14 next year.