With rising passenger traffic, especially after the launch of free travel for women under the ‘Maha Lakshmi’ scheme and upcoming proposals to further expand the fleet, senior RTC officials have indicated that recruiting to strengthen the exiting services will be taken up.
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.
The transportation arrangements have been put in place to enhance the convenience of the spectators traveling to the International Test Match venue in the city.
Bhatti Vikramarka emphasised the need to evolve a system and frame policy guidelines for establishing elite bars and shops, which would follow a uniform and justifiable pattern
Some of the women, who used to travel in private vehicles at the time of festivals, had chosen RTC buses this time around in the wake of the free traveling facility
The Minister, who met the association members at secretariat, said his government was determined to continue the Maha Lakshmi scheme for women and urged the hire bus owners to cooperate with the government .
TSRTC, headed by MD VC Sajjanar, extended Rs 40 lakh in financial support to the family of Lakshman, a conductor who tragically lost his life in a road accident.