Rajasthan Expands Public Transport: CM Flags Off 160 New Buses, Launches Super Luxury Service to Kainchi Dham

Jaipur, Sept 2025 : Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday flagged off 160 Blue Line Express buses of the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) from Amar Jawan Jyoti in Jaipur. On the occasion, he also inaugurated a new super luxury bus service from Jaipur to Kathgodam (Kainchi Dham, Uttarakhand).

The Chief Minister said that the state is steadily advancing on the path of progress with the expansion of safe, organized, and modern transport facilities. He emphasized that ensuring access to every citizen, even the last person in society, is the government’s priority. The addition of new buses will ease the pressure of growing traffic and provide better transport facilities to the public.

Before the launch, CM Sharma performed a ceremonial worship of the newly purchased buses and inspected the facilities.

As part of the state budget announcement, new buses have been inducted to provide affordable, safe, and modern public transport services. Of the 160 new Blue Line Express buses, 12 depots across Rajasthan—including Vaishali Nagar, Vidhyadhar Nagar, Shahpura, Jaipur, Hindaun, Dausa, Ajmer, Ajaymeru, Kotputli, Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur, and Bhilwara—have been allotted the fleet.

Boost for Religious Tourism

Highlighting the new Jaipur–Kathgodam service, CM Sharma said that devotees traveling to Baba Neem Karoli’s Kainchi Dham will benefit from the convenient connectivity, further promoting religious tourism. He also noted that since last year, the state has been offering dedicated bus services to major pilgrimage sites including Ayodhya, Govardhan, Salasar Balaji, Ramdevra, Shrinathji, Shri Karni Mata, and Kaila Devi.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Premchand Bairwa, MLA Gopal Sharma, RSRTC Chairperson Shubhra Singh, Transport Department Secretary Suchi Tyagi, RSRTC Managing Director Purushottam Sharma, along with senior officials of the Transport Department and RSRTC, were present at the event.