A total of 1,000 new buses would be purchased for the UPSRTC out of which 100 buses will ply on Noida-Agra route via Yamuna Expressway once it is open to public, the minister told reporters here.
Smart card-based driving licences would be introduced in the state from September, Singh said, adding in the first phase the scheme will be implemented in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut.
In Noida and Ghaziabad, smart card-based driving licences would be introduced in December, he said.
