Ministry of Road Transport and Highways formulated a scheme,namely, “Development of Bus Ports on BOT basis” for implementation during 12th Five year plan.  This scheme provides for financial assistance for development of bus ports/terminals on BOT basis.  The revised guidelines for development of Bus Ports in States/UTs on BOT/HAM basis were also issued in September 2018 for development of bus ports with support from the Central Government in the form of Viability Gap Fund (VGF).

This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri NitinGadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

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