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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Bureaucrats in West Bengal tighten belt, opt for bus tour -Suman Chakraborti

Bureaucrats in West Bengal tighten belt, opt for bus tour -Suman Chakraborti

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published Published on Aug 29, 2012   modified Modified on Aug 29, 2012
-The Times of India

KOLKATA: Call it fuel austerity. For the first time, the principal secretaries of 18 departments of the state government — including chief secretary Samar Ghosh — will tour five districts in a bus rather than hired cars. This will not only save a huge amount of fuel cost, the government won't have to pay for the accommodation of the drivers and other related expenses.

The secretaries will not, however, take one of the rattle-trap buses that make the rounds of Bengal's rural roads. They will get a 40-seater Volvo to follow chief minister Mamata Banerjee's convoy.

The CM left Kolkata on Tuesday and her secretaries will start on Wednesday. Mamata will hold review meetings in Nadia, Malda, Murshidabad, North and South Dinajpur. The secretaries will be back on Friday and the CM the next day.

"This is for the first time that we will not use our cars. We will save on fuel and the journey will also be much more comfortable as there are potholed stretches on the highway. Besides, there will be none of the other issues like finding parking for 18 cars and accommodation for the drivers," said one of the secretaries. The long chain of cars moving behind the CM's convoy was also very inconvenient for police on earlier trips, say sources.

So, how much is the bus trip going to save? Highly placed sources said that it costs Rs 5,000 to hire each car for an official tour of two-three days. This includes fuel and other related expenses. Hiring 18 cars would cost the government at least Rs 90,000, but the bus will cost only Rs 10,000, said an official, adding that the chief secretary had placed the bus proposal before the CM and she "enthusiastically approved".

The secretaries will take NH-34 to Krishnagar in Nadia and then move on to Malda and Murshidabad. Balurghat in South Dinajpur will be their last stop. "It's a rare opportunity for the 18 department secretaries to travel with the chief secretary on an official trip, where they will get so much time together to discuss important issues," said an official.


The Times of India, 29 August, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bureaucrats-in-West-Bengal-tighten-belt-opt-for-bus-tour/articleshow/15915178.cms


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