Hry to appoint district transport officers to check corruption

Chandigarh, Oct 17 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday that new district transport officers (DTOs) would be appointed to ensure that the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), which is believed to be a corruption hub, works in a transparent and corruption-free manner.
Interacting with the media here, Khattar said this is the second initiative of the state to check corruption. Earlier, Haryana Civil Services officers were appointed as chief executive officers of the Zila Parishads.
He said the DTOs would be appointed within two days and they would replace the RTA secretaries.
Like Rohtak, six more vehicle inspection and certification centres would be opened in Ambala, Karnal, Hisar, Gurugram, Faridabad and Rewari districts.
Khattar also said that automated driving test tracks would be set up in 11 districts — Kaithal, Bahadurgarh, Rohtak, Faridabad, Nuh, Bhiwani, Karnal, Rewari, Sonipat, Palwal, and Yamunanagar.
Similarly, to keep a vigil on overloading of commercial vehicles, which often results in corruption, the state has decided that portable scales will be installed.