Patiala News:Successful Meeting Between PRTC Officials and Unions in the Presence of Transport Minister Harpal Singh Cheema; Employees Announce End of Strike

Under the guidance and leadership of Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Transport-cum-Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema today held a meeting with PRTC Chairman Advocate Harpal Juneja at the PRTC headquarters in Patiala to discuss various demands of transport department unions and the ongoing strike.

During the meeting, some of the unions’ demands were discussed, and the union representatives expressed their agreement to call off the strike.

During the meeting, PRTC Chairman Advocate Harpal Juneja briefed Transport-cum-Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on the initiatives being undertaken by PRTC to provide passengers with better and more convenient bus services.

He stated that 100 new midi buses would soon be added to PRTC’s fleet, which would help provide improved transportation facilities to passengers.

In addition, the process of establishing retail petroleum outlets on PRTC-owned land through Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has also been initiated.

As part of this initiative, steps are being taken to establish petrol pumps through IOCL at the PRTC headquarters in Patiala, the PRTC workshop at Sirhindi Gate, Patiala, and the PRTC workshop in Sangrur.

Chairman Harpal Juneja also informed the minister that a pilot project involving state-of-the-art Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETMs) had recently been successfully implemented at the Patiala depot.

Over the coming weeks, the project will be fully implemented across all PRTC depots after the relevant staff receive training in the use of the new ETM machines. This will help make the ticketing system more streamlined, modern and efficient.

Vice Chairman Balwinder Singh Jharwan, Managing Director Manisha Rana, Additional Managing Director (AMD) Navdeep Kumar, General Manager (Administration) Amanvir Singh Tiwana, along with other officials and union representatives, were present at the meeting.