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A body of private bus operators in West Bengal has urged the state transport department to allow its members whose 15-year-old vehicles need to be scrapped by August to opt for a public-private-partnership model in which they can run state-owned buses against a monthly payment.
The association sent a letter to Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty to allow such operators to opt for the PPP model, known as Bus Franchise Operators (BFOs), on a bigger scale and save them from financial losses, Joint Council of Bus Syndicate General Secretary Tapan Banerjee said.
In compliance with a Calcutta High Court order, 15-year-old buses, and other commercial vehicles are required to be phased out from city roads.
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