Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the LAccMI bus service in Deogarh, Angul and Dhenkanal districts on Wednesday.
A total of 101 state-of-the-art buses will connect 440 panchayats of these three districts under the scheme for the benefit of people in rural areas. It will benefit more than 27 lakh people of these districts.
While a fleet of 17 buses will connect 69 panchayats in Deogarh district benefiting over three lakh people, 29 buses will ply in 176 panchayats of Angul for the convenience of 11.50 lakh people.
In Dhenkanal, 55 buses will connect 195 panchayats benefiting over 13 lakh people, an official release said.
The scheme, first started in Malkangari district under the 5T initiative, facilitates bus service from panchayats to blocks in every district at a fare of just Rs 5. As per plan, more than 1,000 Laxmi buses will run across the state and they will be operated by Mission Shakti members, official sources said.
