Madhya Pradesh opens Satna ISBT named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee; state bus service from 2026
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated Satna's new ₹31 crore Inter-State Bus Terminal on 27 December 2025, named it after Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and said state-run 'Mukhyamantri Sugam Lok Parivahan Seva' buses would start in the new year.
Summary
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the new ₹31 crore Inter-State Bus Terminal in Satna on 27 December 2025 and announced that it will be called the 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Inter-State Bus Terminal'. Yadav said government bus services under the 'Mukhyamantri Sugam Lok Parivahan Seva' would start from the new year to give villages cheap and convenient bus links, with luxury buses in cities. Yadav also announced that Satna's airstrip would be extended to 1,800 metres so that jet aircraft can land, at an event where 12 works worth over ₹652 crore were inaugurated or begun.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 27 December 2025, Satna, Madhya Pradesh
- ISBT
- ₹31 crore; named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Inter-State Bus Terminal
- Bus service
- Mukhyamantri Sugam Lok Parivahan Seva from the new year
- Airstrip
- To be extended to 1,800 metres for jet aircraft
- Projects
- 12 works worth over ₹652 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The new Inter-State Bus Terminal in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, inaugurated on 27 December 2025, is named after whom?
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Correct answer: A — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The Hitavada, NDTV and Punjab Kesari: CM Mohan Yadav announced the ISBT will be known as the 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Inter-State Bus Terminal'.
To what length did Madhya Pradesh announce in December 2025 that Satna's airstrip would be extended so that jet aircraft can land?
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Correct answer: C — 1,800 metres
The Hitavada and Punjab Kesari: the CM announced the Satna airstrip will be extended to 1,800 metres so that jet aircraft can land.
What is the 'Mukhyamantri Sugam Lok Parivahan Seva' that Madhya Pradesh said in December 2025 would begin in the new year?
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Correct answer: D — Government bus services giving villages cheap and convenient bus links
NDTV and Punjab Kesari: the CM said government buses would run from the new year under the Mukhyamantri Sugam Lok Parivahan Seva, bringing cheap and convenient bus services to every village, with luxury buses in cities.