Transport minister GS Bali announced that the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) would soon initiate a Volvo bus service for pilgrims and tourists between Dehradun-Ponta Sahib and Amritsar.

At a Vidhan Sabha session, Bali said that within the next six months, the HRTC will see a major change. While replying to the question of Maheshwar Singh (Himachal Lokhit Party), Minister revealed to probe the purchase of 204 buses including 8 light vehicles by the previous government. For these buses previous state government had given a grant of Rs 37.60 crore to HRTC.