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Charanjit Singh TejaTribune News ServiceAmritsar March 16Though the Department of Local Government has taken over the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) from the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) in September 2020 the Amritsar Municipal Corporation has been unwilling to operate the Metro bus. The state government spends around Rs3 crore every month on salary of employees fuel and other operating costs. The company hired by the government to operate the Metro bus often pays salary late as the firm entirely depends on the government funding. At present around 25000 persons travel daily on Metro bus. Meanwhile MC Commissioner Komal Mittal said “The PMIDC is operating the Metro bus..