Jagan opens RTC location hospital, bus depot

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S
Jagan Mohan Reddy practically inaugurated an APSRTC bus depot at Punganur and RTC Location Medical Facility at Kadapa from his camp
workplace here on Thursday.Speaking on the celebration, the Chief Minister said that he mored than happy to inaugurate both the RTC
facilities, which would benefit the public and also RTC workers
He applauded the efforts of RTC officials for building a medical facility in these bumpy rides and enhancing the efforts of the health
department
He stated the hospital would offer better medical services to the RTC employees and repeated that he had actually kept his word by
establishing a bus depot and a hospital
Transportation Minister Perni Venkataramaiah said that the previous federal government had actually attempted to privatise the RTC by
shutting down depots; nevertheless, the corporation was given a brand-new lease of life by merging it with the federal government
He said that regardless of about Rs 3,600 crore burden on the federal government every year following the combining of 50,000 workers in the
federal government service, the government had actually not pulled back
He said it was fortunate to have such a Chief Minister who bore in mind the welfare of every employee.The Minister for Panchayat Raj,
Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, said that the Punganur town had been a municipality for 40 years without a bus depot
The Chief Minister made it a reality
The depot was built in an area of 7 acres at an overall expense of Rs 7.5 crore
It would act as a model depot with a fleet of 65 buses, and it was likewise equipped with a design workshop
The depot was relabelled after late Chief minister Dr Y.S
Rajasekhara Reddy
The location health center in Kadapa is built in a location of 1.6 acres at an expense of Rs 3.8 crore and is geared up with advanced
medical facilities worth Rs 2 crore
It utilizes seven doctors, 25 paramedical personnel and housekeeping staff
It will supply medical services to RTC workers and their families along with retired employees from Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantapur, Chittoor and
Nellore districts.Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas alias Nani, Panchayat Raj Minister Peddireddy Ramachandrareddy, Transport
Minister Perni Nani, APSRTC Managing Director RP Thakur, RTC EDs Krishnamohan and Koteshwara Rao and a number of other authorities were
present on the event
MPs Mithun Reddy and Reddappa from Punganur, Deputy CM Amjad Basha from Kadapa, MP YS Avinash Reddy, Kadapa Mayor Suresh Babu and other
leaders likewise attended the event