NEW DELHI: The government is set to launch a new scheme to provide 80,000 commercial passenger vehicles in rural areas at a subsidised cost to revitalise the transport system in 1.5 lakh villages. "The construction on rural roads is going on at a decent pace and substantial amount of work has been done to connect the remote habitations in the country. "Even today, people in rural and remote areas of the country are forced to walk few miles, as there is hardly any mode of transport available there. That's why the government is considering to provide 10-12 seater passenger vehicles at subsidised rates to retired defence personnel and women self-help groups for running on these roads," the source said.To study the feasibility of the scheme, a survey was carried out in rural areas of Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. "So now roads are in place, but public transport is missing.

Source: Economic Times July 10, 2016 03:45 UTC