The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake
Sujeewa Dissanayake asked the Minister of Transport what action is being taken to address alleged irregularities and excessive charges in the issuing of route permits by Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authorities. He noted that high costs imposed on bus owners for permits when introducing or replacing buses have reduced the number of new buses entering service.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My first supplementary question is this:
¶ 02 Generally, when a new bus is put into operation or an existing bus is replaced, a route permit is issued through the Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority. A large sum is spent by bus owners to obtain this route permit. Therefore, the number of new buses joining operations has significantly reduced. Hon. Minister, can you inform this House what steps you, as the line Minister, are taking through the Ministry of Transport regarding irregularities or the charging of excessive amounts when issuing route permits?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 June 2025. No. 1751280704002343. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6768