Karnataka launches Namma Cargo services

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The Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa, launched the ‘Namma Cargo’ services on February 26, 2021.
The service was launched at the Vidhana Soudha.
At this place, the State road transport corporations will transport the parcels so as to generate more revenue, except for the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC).
The Cargo services will be implemented across 109 bus stations in Karnataka.
It will also be implemented across the selected locations in Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
With the launch of the services, the Transport Department estimates that the luggage revenue generation will increase up to Rs. 70 crore to Rs. 80 crore per year.
In the first phase of the “Namma Cargo Services” will operate in 88 taluks of Karnataka and at 21 inter-State locations.
The Transport Department has also aimed to expand the service in order to provide home deliveries.