DW BUREAU / chandigarh Haryana Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that by March 31, Haryana Roadways will have 5000 buses in its fleet. Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has approved the biggest purchase of 1300 roadways buses in the last 20 years. Expressing his gratitude to the Chief Minister, Mool Chand Sharma said that this decision will directly benefit the general public. The Transport Minister said that Haryana Roadways dominates the public transport system across the state. A large number of passengers travel in Haryana Roadways on a daily basis. In order to provide maximum convenience to the passengers, the government has decided to purchase 1300 buses. This includes 1000 normal buses, 125 mini AC buses and 150 AC buses. The purchase of these buses has been approved in the meeting of the High Power Purchase Committee. Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma said that outer frames of 809 buses of Haryana Roadways is being prepared. So far 100 buses have been prepared, which have gone to various depots. The body frame of the remaining 700 buses will also be ready soon for further delivery. After this, there will be a total fleet of 5,000 buses in the state. Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said that electronic buses will soon be included in the fleet of Haryana Roadways. The Transport Department is going to tender 550 electronic buses by next month. Soon after that these electronic buses will be procured. Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma further said that pink buses of Haryana Roadways will be dedicated for girls students studying in schools, colleges and other educational institutions. The procurement of these buses will also be completed soon and they will be included in the fleet of Haryana Roadways. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has directed all the administrative officers that the citizen-centric services of all the departments should immediately be integrated with the Auto Appeal System (AAS). "This work should be done expeditiously as ensuring timely delivery of citizen-centric services is the utmost priority of both Government and Administrative wing," said Manohar Lal while chairing the review meeting related to AAS held here today. The Chief Minister said that the administrative wing and other officers should work promptly to link the government services. (editor@dailyworld.in)