Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik kicks off 'Biju Gaon Gaadi' scheme on Saturday from the state secretariat. The scheme to be implemented in 1,180 routes covering 118 scheduled blocks of 12 districts in 1st phase.
Koraput, Malkangiri,Nawrangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Phulbani, Gajapati, Sambalpur, Sundergarha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanja and Balangir are covered under Biju Gaon Gaddi Yojana. The Yojana with an objective to provide transport to un-serviced and under-serviced villages in the hilly, tribal and backward areas of the state.
As many as 1180 routes have been identified to provide transport service benefitting about 80 lakh people. In the next year the scheme is proposed to be extended to more such areas.
Under the scheme while the government would identify the route. The entrepreneurs would procure their own vehicles and operate on the routes with fare structure approved for that route taking commercial viability and reasonableness into consideration. The government would exempt road tax and permit tax for a maximum period of five years and an interest subsidy up to five per cent on the capital borrowed.
While 3 per cent base subsidy would be provided on interest rate, an additional 2 per cent subsidy would be given to those who would repay their loan regularly. The scheme would provide assured transport service in the morning and evening to enable the students to attend their educational institutions and the public to access various facilities in the urban areas.
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