Chandigarh, April 13 -- The Punjab government is set to add a massive fleet of 659 buses to the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) and 606 buses to PUNBUS to significantly improve connectivity across Punjab.

State transport minister Harpal Singh Cheema said 250 buses were recently added to the fleet under the Kilometre (KM) Scheme. He said, "This initiative was exclusively extended to residents of Punjab to generate maximum employment opportunities within the state. Under this scheme, private individuals owning these buses were given the freedom to have their vehicles fabricated according to their own preferences, provided they strictly complied with all government standards and safety norms."

Cheema added, "To achieve the complete...