Last Updated: 28 September 2026
1,165 mini-bus permits given to youth since March 2022, incl. 505 handed over on 20 Dec 2025[1]
-- Earlier: 154 stage carriage permits issued (June 2025)[2]
3k bus routes up for grabs to employ 10k youth in Punjab[3]
Dual Benefits
-- Employment to the youth
-- Better road connectivity services for villages/people
REFERENCES:
https://www.rozanaspokesman.com/news/punjab/201225/punjab-cm-mann-hands-over-505-bus-permits-to-youth-promises-end-of-bi.html ↩︎
https://yespunjab.com/punjab-govt-boosting-employment-with-new-transport-permits-laljit-bhullar/ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/will-revive-3k-bus-routes-to-employ-10k-youth-cm/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
