PANJIM, March 18 -- A day before Model Code of Conduct for Lok Sabha elections came into force, the Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) issued purchase order to three MSMEs for fabrication of 50 bus bodybuilding even as two of them do not have Type Approval Certificate, a mandatory requirement for registration of vehicles and for overall worthiness for ensuring safety of the passengers.

The KTCL awarded tenders to Ultratech Automotive Pvt Ltd, Verna to build bus bodies for 24 semi-luxury buses, Aero Coach, Bethora for fabrication of 13 luxury buses and Shree Damodar Coach Crafts Pvt Ltd, Bicholim for building 13 A/c sleeper coaches.

Barring Shree Damodar Coach Crafts Pvt Ltd, Bicholim, the two other MSMEs namely Ultratech Autom...