Nodal officers are to be appointed to discuss with the IT firms and gather information on buses needed and the routes. RTC officials intend to collect a monthly rent depending on the distance the buses are run by the IT firms.
The trouble started during Question Hour when senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao asked the government to announce a date by which the RTC staff would be recognised as government employees.
As many as 24 services departing from BHEL and Miyapur will be operated through Jubilee Bus Station instead of Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, the current route.
On Wednesday evening, Vikramarka traveled in an RTC bus from Khammam old bus stand to Jagannadhapuram in Bonakal mandal and interacted with the passengers.
With the rising passenger traffic, especially after the launch of ‘Mahalakshmi’ free travel facility for women, proposals are made to further expand the existing fleet.
The corporation has set up these ITI colleges with the aim of providing good training and golden future to the unemployed youth and providing employment to in a short period of time.
The CCS, which was formed by the employees and workers of the RTC, is used by the members to save some money from their salaries every month as a corpus fund for future use.
Senior officials said lthough there is no official order in this regard, TSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar instructed all office employees to adhere to a formal dress code.
Though the occupancy ratio has indeed increased, the profits in the form of ‘zero tickets’ are reflected only on paper and the corporation did not get any financial benefit.
The girl students can travel for free of cost under Mahalakshmi scheme while boys can travel to their examination centre for free of charge by producing their hall tickets and old bus pass.
The TSRTC authorities have proposed to do away with the free travel in special buses and collect fares instead, which would sustain the corporation’s revenue.
