India, Feb. 7 -- Maharashtra transport minister and chairman of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Pratap Sarnaik, has directed the MSRTC administration to give top priority to punctuality while asserting that timely bus services have a direct link to increased revenue. Speaking at a revenue review meeting held on Friday, Sarnaik delivered a clear message to senior officials, including MSRTC vice-chairman and managing director Madhav Kusekar and departmental heads, emphasising that operational discipline must be strengthened immediately.

"Only when buses run on time will the wheels of revenue move faster," Sarnaik stated firmly during the meeting. He underlined that MSRTC is the lifeline of the common people and th...