The State Cabinet on Wednesday accorded sanction to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to purchase 700 new CNG buses by availing of a ₹455-crore loan from the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) at 4% interest.
The decision is seen as a leg-up to the financially ailing public utility which is struggling to pay salary to its employees. Moreover, spiralling fuel costs and a disgruntled workforce have further hobbled KSRTC functioning.