Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will flag of the Laxmi Bus service in five districts today. The Chief Minister will inaugurate the service through video conference in Balasore, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada and Boudh districts. With today’s inauguration, the ambitious and popular Laxmi Bus service will be available across the state.
The State Government had launched the LACCMI – ‘Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative’ or Laxmi Bus Service to provide easy and affordable means of transport from rural to urban areas for the common man. The bus services were first launched in Malkangiri district in October last year. Later, the service was expanded to all other districts in phases. The Laxmi buses will ply on 124 routes in Ganjam district.