Shimla, Dec. 19 -- Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Friday said that 500 old and unfit buses of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) will be taken out of service within the next two months and replaced with 747 new buses, as part of a major overhaul of the corporation's fleet and services.

Addressing mediapersons in Shimla after a two-day meeting of the HRTC Board of Directors, Agnihotri said the meeting deliberated in detail on over 100 agenda items, with all board members present.

"We had more than 100 agenda items and deliberated on each of them. All members of the Board of Directors were present," Agnihotri said.

He said HRTC was the first corporation in the state to implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).

"HRTC...