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Welcoming the effective participation of the private sector in Tehran’s public transportation


According to Fars News Agency’s urban group, Seyed Mojtaba Shafiei, Tehran Municipality Deputy Minister of Transportation and Traffic, in the first symposium of Tehran Municipality Deputy Minister of Transportation and Traffic with managers of private bus companies with the aim of examining how the private sector operates and participates more effectively in the capital’s bus fleet. “We are trying to provide the conditions for a more private presence of the private sector in serving the citizens,” he said.

He enumerated three prerequisites for increasing the participation of private bus companies: providing the required infrastructure, conducting cross-sectoral coordination and supporting the provision of the required fleet and emphasized: Provide public quotes.

The Deputy Mayor of Tehran, announcing that better and more participation of the private sector in the public transportation cycle, needs to adopt and apply incentives to encourage this sector to have a maximum presence in the fleet, added: “For this purpose, in addition to implementing the increase Line fares also include a special subsidy coefficient for lines in which refurbished buses are used.

Referring to the allocation of funds in the form of subsidies with the approach of supporting injured jobs through the National Corona Headquarters to those jobs that have been damaged and damaged during the corona epidemic, Shafiei noted: Tehran Bus Company These are the sectors that have suffered a lot since the beginning of the Corona epidemic, but to date, we have not received any subsidies, so we are pursuing the allocation of compensatory subsidies to this company.

The CEO of Tehran Bus Company also presented a report on the company’s actions in cooperation and cooperation with private bus companies, explained the performance of these companies in providing services to citizens and said: We have started the private sector with the priority of creating economic attractiveness for this sector.

Tarfah emphasized on speeding up the process of replacing the tanks of gas-powered buses by following the installation of the tank on 150 buses by one of the domestic automakers and coordinating to conclude a new contract with another domestic automaker and added: considering that the duration of the survey contract The lines are coming to an end, with the opinions of the private sector, we will proceed to re-concluding the contract with the relevant companies.

He also announced the preparation of a cost price table, including appendices and price analysis tables, with the private sector receiving comments for submission to the Islamic Council of Tehran, and said: It will be followed through Omid Entrepreneurship Fund.

The CEO of Tehran Bus Company stressed the need to review the calculation and payment of municipal subsidies to bus companies and noted: For this purpose, bus subsidies will be sent to the Islamic Council of Tehran for review.

It is worth mentioning that in this meeting, the managers of private bus companies, while announcing their readiness for maximum participation with the city administration, addressed their issues and problems after the corona epidemic and the reduction of passengers in the bus fleet, as well as the imposition of harsh sanctions and increased costs. They raised their concerns and provided suggestions and opinions in order to provide better and more private services to the citizens.

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