The interim Punjab cabinet has announced free metro and orange line train rides for Lahore students.
Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, announced the new initiative while chairing a meeting of the Provincial Cabinet.
Lahore students in uniforms—traveling on Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT), Metro Bus Service, and Speedo Bus— will be able to avail of free travel facilities on all days of the week.
It is worth mentioning here that the Punjab authorities have been considering a proposal to provide a free transport facility of OLMT to the school children in Lahore since 2022.
Furthermore, the cabinet also decided to cancel the licenses of 56 salt mining companies in the province.
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The cabinet formed a committee to complete formalities for the cancellation of licenses and granted approval for an amended rock salt policy for making the salt mining procedure transparent.
The meeting directed the energy department to take measures for power savings under Prime Minister’s Energy Conservation Policy.
The Lahore Metrobus is a bus rapid transit service operating in Lahore Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore Metrobus service is integrated with Lahore Transport Company‘s local bus service to operate as one urban transport system, providing seamless transit service across Lahore District with connections to neighboring suburban communities.
