Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government of India proposes to run bus service from Agartala via Bangladesh to Kolkata; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SMT. PRENEET KAUR)
(a) & (b) There are bus services between Kolkata-Dhaka and Dhaka-Agartala. They are governed by their respective Protocols. Our proposal to start a direct bus service between Kokata-Agartala via Dhaka has also been taken up with the Bangladesh side.