Panaji (Goa): Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked the cash-crunched Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited to bring in innovation to increase revenue. The government, he said, is however willing to finance the Corporation.

“Kadamba transport has to incorporate change and implement innovative ideas if it has to increase its revenue. A lot can be done to bring about the change in Kadamba transport but all this requires proper planning from the Corporation. Finance is not a problem and the government is willing to help it financially,” he said at the 37th celebration of KTCL in the capital today.

He also lauded the efforts taken by the Kadamba transport in recent years citing at improvement in the services.

Parrikar spoke of how travel widens the horizons and suggested that KTCL conduct a tour with the concerned members and representatives of KTCL. “This tour is not for enjoyment but rather to learn and implement the good ideas that are being practiced in other parts of the world. This sort of expenditure for a tour with an educative program in mind would be an investment,” the CM added.

Switching over to the nationwide campaign on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Parrikar also spoke of how KTCL can implement the drive by placing dustbins in their buses.

While Minister for Transport Ramkrishna Dhavalikar said that the KTCL has the capacity to compete with private bus operators, but for that it needs to focus on increasing its revenue.