Lieutenant-Governor seeks Premium Bus plan file from Government

A day after the Delhi government notified app-based premium bus scheme to be rolled out from June 1, lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung has sought the file pertaining to the project from the former, a move that may delay its implementation.

The AAP dispensation did not seek prior approval from the L-G to notify the scheme with government officials claiming that there is no need to do the same before rolling out such scheme.

“The lieutenant-governor has written to the CM office seeking the file pertaining to app-based premium bus scheme. The move may delay the process to roll out the scheme notified yesterday,” said a senior government official.

Only air-conditioned buses will ply under the scheme according to which one bus aggregator will have to run at lease 50 vehicles to get a licence from Delhi government’s transport department. People will be able to book their seats in buses through their smartphones on the lines of app-based taxi services.

The lieutenant-governor and the Delhi government have been at loggerheads over a range of issues including transfer and postings of officers, introduction of new policies, Commission of Inquiry.

In March, the AAP government had alleged that the lieutenant-governor had turned down its proposal to create bus lanes in the city’s streets and imposition of Rs 2,000 against the violators of the rules.

However, the L-G office refuted the charges, saying it had only sought clarification from the government on the proposal.