The Odisha Cabinet on Friday gave its nod to the ‘Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative’ (LAccMI) scheme which aims to ensure sustainable and affordable transportation.
As public transportation is yet to take off in Odisha, the State Government has proposed to provide reliable and affordable Public Transport across the State focusing on rural areas.
As per the State Commerce and Transport department, the scheme will establish a seamless public transport network across the State from Gram Panchayat level up to the State Capital to provide reliable and affordable services.
Within the framework of the LAccMI Scheme, Mission Shakti Self Help Groups (SHGs) will be engaged in various operation and maintenance-related activities within the Blocks.
Under the LAccMI Scheme, the bus network planning will be undertaken in a hierarchical manner:
(1) Block Connectivity facilitating connectivity between GPs and their respective Block headquarters.
(2) District Connectivity connecting Block HQs to their respective District HQs.
(3) ‘Jagannath Express’ connecting District HQs to Bhubaneswar or to Puri via Bhubaneswar.
(4) ‘LAccMI Express’ providing connectivity between District HQs and/or major cities (Inter-district & Inter-cluster connectivity).
The project cost is estimated to be approximately Rs 3178 Cr in the first three years of the bus operation, from 2023-24 to 2025-26. The Bus operation under this scheme has been planned to connect all the GPs, Block Headquarters, District Headquarters, major cities, and economic hubs across the State.
LAccMI Scheme would be implemented in a phased manner. About 1000 buses would be deployed under the Scheme. The tenure of the scheme would be for 10 years further extendable by two years. Based on the review and performance further allocation would be considered.
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