.The initial batch of 100 BS-VI buses, portion of an overall 840 buses to be contributed to the BMTC fleet, were introduced before Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on September 12, 2024.| Photograph Credit History: Murali Kumar K.Main Minister Siddaramaiah claimed that the State Governmentu00e2 $ s promise programs have actually been actually benefiting lakhs of folks in Karnataka, offering monetary assistance of at least u00e2 u00b9 4,000 each month per household, thus enhancing their economic stability.Speaking at the launch of one hundred brand new BS-6 diesel buses, aspect of a larger fleet of 840 buses for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Firm (BMTC), Mr Siddaramaiah stressed the positive effect of the governmentu00e2 $ s 5 assurance plans, featuring the Shakti system, which offers free of charge bus trip for women on State-run buses.u00e2 $ For the advantage of working-class individuals, five guarantee programs, including the Shakti program, have actually been implemented and also are carrying on efficiently. These plans are going to proceed provided that our authorities exists, u00e2 $ claimed Mr Siddaramaiah in the course of the celebration kept at the principal measures of Vidhana Soudha.Among the front runner projects, the Gruha Lakshmi plan, which offers u00e2 u00b9 2,000 each month to females heads of households, was actually complimented for its own contribution to the economic safety of 1000s of families, according to the Main Administrator. u00e2 $ Every day, the media shows how hundreds of households are actually gaining from the Gruha Lakshmi program, u00e2 $ he said.BJP is anti-poor: SiddaramaiahTargeting the opponent, Mr Siddaramaiah accused the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) of opposing these pro-people systems. u00e2 $ BJP, which is anti-poor and also anti-middle class, is campaigning against these guarantee plans. Do not pay attention to this brainwashing, u00e2 $ he claimed. Mr Siddaramaiah also declared to be encountering obstacles from the Central Government pertaining to the circulation of rice to the bad. u00e2 $ When our team proceeded with the plan of giving rice to the inadequate, the Central Government offered our company trouble by certainly not supplying rice. Yet instead of rice, our team provided loan to the people, u00e2 $ he added.More BMTC buses needed for expanding populationAt the bus launch, Mr Siddaramaiah highlighted the demand for additional mass transit as Bengaluruu00e2 $ s population continues to increase. u00e2 $ Our company are actually incorporating new buses to BMTC to satisfy the increasing working-class population in the city. Our company have actually likewise reopened Indira Canteens, which were actually closed by the previous federal government, and planning to begin even more to support the working class, u00e2 $ he stated.The brand new buses are suited along with CCTV cams.| Image Credit:.Murali Kumar K.The brand new squadron of BS-6 buses, costing u00e2 u00b9 336 crore, will certainly lower discharges and boost commuter convenience, according to Transportation Priest Ramalinga Reddy. In the beginning, BMTC had granted the bus purchase tender to Tata Motors in Oct 2022, however after technical problems, it was re-awarded to Ashok Leyland. u00e2 $ To enhance public transport companies in Bengaluru and also deal with climbing air contamination brought on by cars, BMTC has started numerous steps. Some of these is the inclusion of 840 BS-VI, non-air-conditioned, On-board diagnostics (OBD) -2 up to date diesel-powered buses coming from Ashok Leyland right into its own squadron. The purchase, amounting to u00e2 u00b9 336 crore, is economically sustained by the Karnataka authorities, u00e2 $ Mr Reddy pointed out. Features of the BS-VI Diesel BusesNear-zero emissions, 90% decrease in NOx. 11 meters long, non-AC, diesel. 41 high-back chairs, 3 surveillance electronic cameras. LED shows, vocal news, panic alarm systems. Fire Diagnosis Unit, real-time monitoring, automatic doors, air revocation. SOURCE: BMTC Published - September 12, 2024 03:54 pm IST.