Balochistan Mass Transit Authority

MANAGING DIRECTOR:-

MR. SHAFQAT ANWAR SHAHWANI.

FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY:-

  1. own, control, maintain and develop corridor, station, depot and any other ancillary facility which are transferred to it by the Government,
  2. plan, construct, operate and maintain the corridors for future expansion;
  3. enter into contracts including concession agreements, grant licenses, leases, make other arrangement and performs all tasks necessary for efficient functioning of the MTS;
  4. collect fares as may be determined by the Government;
  5. grant licenses to mass transit operators and all other service providers;
  6. ensure all necessary expenditure for planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the MTS including the administrative expenses;
  7. collect and use fees, fine and all other revenues generated from MTS infrastructure;
  8. subject to this Act acquire, hold and dispose of property;
  9. ensure safe, efficient and comfortable mass transit operations on a corridor or a public transport route ;
  10. establish, operate and maintain AFC;
  11. make adequate arrangements for effective security of a corridor, station, depot and any other ancillary facility;
  12. establish and maintain an effective third party oversight mechanism for collection of revenues;
  13. establish and maintain an effective system of janitorial and housekeeping services to keep a corridor and its entire ancillary facilities clean;
  14. plan and operate integrated public transport routes;
  15. plan, construct and maintain infrastructure for the public transport routes;
  16. give directions to any other person or agency for establishing and operating feeder transport services for a corridor;
  17. give directions to any agency to desist from issuing competing transportation route permits along with a corridor or a public transport route notified by the Authority;
  18. give directions to any person to desist from operating any competing transportation system along a corridor or a public transport route notified by the Authority;
  19. give directions to any person or agency for not interfering in any way with a corridor, its ancillary facilities and their smooth functioning;
  20. monitor and enforce contracts, agreements including concession agreements, licenses entered into or granted by the Authority, and
  21. establish subsidiary companies or to assume control of companies transferred to it by the Government.