New Delhi: A
parliamentary panel recommended to the government to have an
open road policy like the open sky policy and all bus permits should be made national permits to push the policy of one nation, one permit and one tax.
"It was submitted before the committee that if a bus has to ply in five southern states then it has to pay Rs 42 lakhs of permit fee every year...The ministry of road transport and highways informed the committee that if the states agree for one nation, one permit, one tax then the revenues of the states will increase. This will also reduce the chances of one operator taking a few permits and running large number of buses," the panel said in its report submitted to the
Rajya Sabha last week.
The
Select Committee on Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill has also suggested that long-distance buses should have toilets inbuilt in buses. "The committee recommends that the long-distance buses should invariably have inbuilt toilets.
The committee further recommends that the concerned ministry should take initiative to implement the recommendation of the committee," the report said.
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