Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 25 November launched an affordable bus service under a scheme in the tribal majority Rayagada district to boost the rural economy and improve connectivity in rural zones.
Shri Patnaik launching the service through virtual mode, said a total of 52 buses will run in the district to connect to all 182 gram panchayats in the district.
Chief Minister said that there will be 300 bus stops for LAccMi scheme (Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative) buses.
Under provisions of the scheme, a woman can travel from gram panchayat headquarters to block headquarters at a fare of Rs 5.
Chief Minister Shri Patnaik said he was optimistic that the affordable bus service will bring change in the lives of people in Rayagada district.
“This is likely to transform our rural transport system. The buses will now connect from one village to another, improve social bonding and strengthen the rural economy,” he said.
Shri Patnaik said the State Government after knowing the requirement of the people from the CMO Grievance meetings ,it has launched the program.
Chief Minister said now the children can easily go to schools and colleges, working women to offices, farmers to markets and also take patients to hospitals via LAccMI.
The objective of the scheme is to improve the rural transport system and promote tourism and the regional economy.
Shri Patnaik said the State Government is investing Rs 90 crore in Rayagada district under the ‘Ama Odisha, Nabin Odisha’ (Our Odisha, New Odisha) Program.
5T (Transformational Initiative) and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian coordinated the event and said he had visited Rayagada district on the instruction of the Chief Minister prior to the launch of the LAccMi Program, which is now beneficial for the rural poor.
