Tunis: The development of public transport was at the focus of a small Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister on Monday at the Government Palace in Kasbah.

The Cabinet approved the urgent repair of 200 buses at a cost of about 15.6 million dinars and the accelerated repair of 28 metro cars at a cost of 7.5 million dinars, before the purchase of a significant number of buses and metro cars to strengthen the fleet.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed the need to provide citizens with all kinds of transport that would preserve their dignity and enable them to carry out their affairs in the best conditions.

The Prime Minister also assessed the situation of the transport sector in general and the Tunisian Transport Company in particular.

He called for solutions to be found in the short term and for a national strategy to be drawn up for public transport, which is considered in all countries to be an indicator of economic development and a driver of social inclusion.

The Prime Minis
ter also stressed the need to simplify administrative procedures in order to ensure the normal functioning of public services.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Interior Kamel Feki, Minister of Finance Sihem Bougdiri Nemsia, Minister of Economy and Planning Feryel Ouerghi Sebai, Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatma Thabet Chiboub, Minister of Trade and Export Development Kalthoum Ben Rejab Gazzeh and Minister of Public Works and Housing in charge of the Transport Department Sara Zafarani Zanzari.

The minister in charge of the Transport Department, gave a presentation on the road transport fleet, the number of trips and programmed routes, and reviewed the main obstacles preventing the provision of a sufficient number of buses and metro cars.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse