<p>No new scheme for the transport department or revision in motor vehicle taxes has been announced in the State Budget for 2015-16. On the contrary, allocation to the department has actually be reduced by Rs 200 crore compared to the current financial year. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The department has been allocated a total of Rs 1,208 crore for the financial year 2015-16, down from Rs 1,408 crore in 2014-15. <br /><br />But Transport Commissioner Ramegowda insisted that reduced funds would not be a hindrance to completion of ongoing projects or launches new ones. <br /><br />The government subsidy for student bus passes issued by the Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) has gone up from Rs 159 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 189 crore in 2015-16. But BMTC officials said since the cost of bus passes had been increased in the past, the increase in subsidy won’t make much of a difference. <br /><br /></p>
<p>No new scheme for the transport department or revision in motor vehicle taxes has been announced in the State Budget for 2015-16. On the contrary, allocation to the department has actually be reduced by Rs 200 crore compared to the current financial year. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The department has been allocated a total of Rs 1,208 crore for the financial year 2015-16, down from Rs 1,408 crore in 2014-15. <br /><br />But Transport Commissioner Ramegowda insisted that reduced funds would not be a hindrance to completion of ongoing projects or launches new ones. <br /><br />The government subsidy for student bus passes issued by the Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) has gone up from Rs 159 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 189 crore in 2015-16. But BMTC officials said since the cost of bus passes had been increased in the past, the increase in subsidy won’t make much of a difference. <br /><br /></p>
