The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will be given Rs 500 crore for concretisation of its bus stands, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a function here to mark the 75th anniversary of the MSRTC, he said the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) will provide Rs 250 crore to the public transporter to make its bus stands pothole-free in the first phase.

"(There will be a) Complete concretisation of bus stand flooring. Not a single dust particle should be visible," Shinde said, while also stating that MSRTC must provide clean toilets at the bus stands. "There are potholes at bus stands. Water and mud accumulate in potholes and passengers face a lot of trouble," he said. For providing quality public transport services to passengers, the transport body will be empowered and modernised, he added.