Bus crew shortage, mismanagement cost Tamil Nadu STUs Rs 495 crore, says CAG report
1 week, 5 days ago

Bus crew shortage, mismanagement cost Tamil Nadu STUs Rs 495 crore, says CAG report

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The cancellation of scheduled trips due to shortage of crew to operate buses has resulted in the State Transport Undertakings in Tamil Nadu reporting a total revenue loss of Rs 495.27 crore from 2017-18 to 2021-22. A report of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday, however, revealed that hundreds of bus drivers and conductors, eligible to operate buses, were not being utilised and instead diverted for other work. The report said the official numbers furnished by these four STUs regarding the crew engaged in activities other than the operation of buses were significantly lower than the numbers assessed by the CAG. For instance, TNSTC Kumbakonam claimed 129 drivers and 45 conductors were “unfit” and hence not utilised as of March 31, 2022, whereas the audit identified 640 drivers and 647 conductors as underutilised during the period.

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Free-for-all at Gandhipuram bus stand in absence of Checking Inspectors
3 months, 1 week ago

Free-for-all at Gandhipuram bus stand in absence of Checking Inspectors

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Passengers boarding buses from Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand complain that the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Coimbatore region does not deploy Checking Inspectors to regulate buses and guide them during weekend and festival time when there is huge rush. “During the weekend and festive times, a large number of passengers reach the central bus stand to travel to their …

Move to appoint drivers and conductors on contract basis shocks employees
6 months ago

Move to appoint drivers and conductors on contract basis shocks employees

The Hindu  

An The The e-tenders can be downloaded from www.tntenders.gov.in and uploaded on the same portal, the The unexpected development has shocked the transport corporation employees and trade unions. The trade union representatives said the wage settlement talks for the transport workers are yet to be conducted even after four years while recruitment of drivers, conductors and technical staff remains frozen …

TN to get 7k new buses by next year as 52 per cent of the fleet across state old
7 months, 2 weeks ago

TN to get 7k new buses by next year as 52 per cent of the fleet across state old

New Indian Express  

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Diwali Travel Rush: Advance Bookings For Govt Buses From Chennai Break All Records
1 year, 1 month ago

Diwali Travel Rush: Advance Bookings For Govt Buses From Chennai Break All Records

ABP News  

Amidst the festive fervor of Diwali, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister SS Sivasankar took stock of the preparations for the anticipated surge in travel from Chennai for the long festival weekend at Chennai Koyambedu bus terminal on Friday. The Minister said that the state had witnessed a notable increase in advance bookings for government buses compared to the previous year. Taking …

Karnataka Govt to Add More Buses to Meet Growing Passenger Demand
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka Govt to Add More Buses to Meet Growing Passenger Demand

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Buoyed by the success of ‘Shakti’ scheme to allow free travel for women in State run buses which came into effect from June this year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday directed officials concerned to initiate steps to procure as many as 5675 new buses to be pressed into service to cater to the growing demand of passengers. A couple …

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled
1 year, 7 months ago

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled

The Hindu  

“After all, the world is theirs too,” the Madras High Court remarked while issuing a slew of directions to the Government of Tamil Nadu, the State Transport Corporations and private bus manufacturers to make public transport accessible to persons with disabilities, the aged, the pregnant women and children. Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy lamented that …

Poor transport units make services unviable
3 years, 4 months ago

Poor transport units make services unviable

The Hindu  

The White Paper has highlighted the mismanagement of the finances of the State Transport Undertakings that have been weighed down by an outstanding debt of nearly ₹40,000 crore. The eight STUs have been leaking money, with their total outstanding debt of ₹39,883 crore being the second highest after that of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation. The operation of …

Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly
3 years, 5 months ago

Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly

News 18  

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from purchasing buses for public transport unless they are disabled- friendly. Advocate General R. Shanmughasundaram said that the government is purchasing disabled-friendly buses in phases as the poor condition of the roads would damage low-floor buses. One of the writ petitioners, disability rights advocate Vaishnavi Jaikumar, contended that the …

Tamil Nadu launches free bus travel for women’s empowerment
3 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu launches free bus travel for women’s empowerment

The Hindu  

After swearing in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on May 7, 2021, M.K. The State government has announced an annual subsidy grant of Rs.1,200 crore to State transport corporations, assuming that women contribute 40 per cent of the Rs.3,000-crore annual ticket revenue of city and town buses. The government has decided to allocate a subsidy of Rs.1,200 crore a year …

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