Shimla, May 18 -- Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who also holds the transport portfolio, said that the state's transport department has generated Rs 912 crore revenue last year, a growth of nearly 17 per cent.

The government is "confident" that the transport department will cross the Rs 1000 crore revenue mark this fiscal, he said in a press conference on Saturday while sharing a detailed overview of the 'remarkable strides' made by the state's transport department over the past year.

"In the past one year, the Transport Department has generated revenue of Rs 912 crore," said Agnihotri, adding that this marks an increase of Rs 132 crore compared to the previous year , a growth of nearly 17 per cent. "This year,...