Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly
3 years, 8 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 February 24 Government Order violates Section 41 of the Act, which requires the government to take suitable measures to provide access to persons with disabilities at bus stops, railway stations, airports to all modes of transport by even retrofitting old modes of transport, wherever it was feasible. The state government order was for the introduction of only 10 per cent low floor buses and 25 per cent buses fitted with lift mechanism or any other mode to provide easy access to wheelchair-bound passengers out of the total buses to be procured by the transport corporation.

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Tamil Nadu’s Move Towards Private Bus and Minibus Sparks Privatisation Fears Among TNSTC Employees
1 month, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu’s Move Towards Private Bus and Minibus Sparks Privatisation Fears Among TNSTC Employees

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 24, 2025 23:17 IST - 13 MINS READ When the Tamil Nadu government announced it would operate private buses on a contract basis alongside State-run buses during Deepavali 2024, the public cheered the move, welcoming the effort to manage the holiday rush and ensure smoother travel. Arumugam Ramalingam, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations …

Bus crew shortage, mismanagement cost Tamil Nadu STUs Rs 495 crore, says CAG report
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Free-for-all at Gandhipuram bus stand in absence of Checking Inspectors
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Students can travel free on govt. buses till they get passes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Students can travel free on govt. buses till they get passes

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Villupuram Division has said that students wearing school uniforms will be allowed free travel on TNSTC buses in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts from June 10 when schools reopen. According to a press release, the initiative will be in place until students are provided with free bus passes for this academic year. The …

Funds sanctioned for buses for seven schools
1 year, 3 months ago

Funds sanctioned for buses for seven schools

The Hindu  

Administrative sanction of ₹1.65 crore has been received for purchasing buses for seven schools in the Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency, MLA and Minister for Transport Antony Raju has said. The buses will be bought for Government Upper Primary School, Palkulangara; Government Teacher Training Institute, Manacaud; St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Poonthura; Government Lower Primary School, Vallakkadavu; St. Joseph’s Lower Primary School, …

School students block road in Tamil Nadu village, demand better bus service
1 year, 7 months ago

School students block road in Tamil Nadu village, demand better bus service

India Today  

Government school students from Eriyur in Dharmapuri district held a sit-in protest in Silanayakanur village on Monday. As many as 1,500 students from various villages in the district rely on the government bus service for their daily transportation to school. This lack of bus service has made it increasingly difficult for them to attend school, with some students having to …

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, 10 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 …

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Institute of Road Transport on Friday informed the Madras High Court that it is not technically feasible for the State Transport Undertakings to have only low-floor buses in the state.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea filed by cross-disability rights activist Vaishnavi Jayakumar against a tender notification issued by the …

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC
2 years, 2 months ago

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC

The Hindu  

The State government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that it has received tenders for procurement of 424 low floor buses and that after finalising the successful bidders, those buses would begin plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore cities by April this year. Raman, representing the transport department, said the tender for procurement of low floor buses had been …

Differently-abled persons move Madras High Court in support of low floor buses for accessibility
2 years, 3 months ago

Differently-abled persons move Madras High Court in support of low floor buses for accessibility

The Hindu  

A woman with mobility impairment on both her lower limbs, a 70-year-old lawyer with 44 years of standing in the Bar, a pregnant college student and a 68-year-old retired entrepreneur have moved Madras High Court in support of a plea to ensure that all intra-city government buses are universally accessible. The activist had challenged a tender notification issued on October …

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

It is not possible to ply only low-floor buses in all cities unless and until the allied infrastructure is fully in place, the Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras High Court. She had challenged a government tender notification issued on October 10 for procurement of 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses, which included 1,170 buses with a floor height …

Tamil Nadu: Police issue notices to school after children faint inside bus
2 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Police issue notices to school after children faint inside bus

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu: Police issue notices to school after children faint inside bus The school management has responded to the incident saying that the bus was overcrowded as the other bus faced some mechanical problems and could not be used for service. Police of the Madurai district and the Regional Transport Office have served notices to an aided school in the …

'Appropriate Measures Should Have Been Taken Much Earlier': Madras HC Directs State To Submit Road Map For Purchasing Disabled Friendly Buses
3 years, 7 months ago

'Appropriate Measures Should Have Been Taken Much Earlier': Madras HC Directs State To Submit Road Map For Purchasing Disabled Friendly Buses

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State government to submit a road map for purchasing disabled-friendly buses in 4 weeks time. During an earlier hearing dated July 22 the Court had restrained the State government from purchasing any new buses for the purpose of public transport unless such buses are disabled-friendly as per the statutory requirements under the …

Madras High Court Restrains State Govt From Purchasing Public Transport Buses Without Disabled Friendly Amenities
3 years, 8 months ago

Madras High Court Restrains State Govt From Purchasing Public Transport Buses Without Disabled Friendly Amenities

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the State government from purchasing any new buses for the purpose of public transport unless such buses are disabled-friendly as per the statutory requirements under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. The Court noted that Rule 15 of the 2017 Rules mandates …

Tamil Nadu Lockdown Now Till June 28, Curbs on Travel Eased; Check What's Open, What's Not
3 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Lockdown Now Till June 28, Curbs on Travel Eased; Check What's Open, What's Not

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday extended the lockdown to curb spread of COVID-19 in the state till 6 am on June 28. Chennai Metro will be allowed to function with 50 per cent of the seating capacity, according to the government’s new directive. Here’s what’s open, what’s not: Restrictions on Offices Relaxed: – All essential government departments will be …

Tamil Nadu launches free bus travel for women’s empowerment
3 years, 9 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 …

Free bus service rolled out
3 years, 10 months ago

Free bus service rolled out

The Hindu  

On the first day of free bus travel for women, thousands of passengers travelled on about 5,600 ordinary fare buses across Tamil Nadu and on 1,700 buses in Chennai on Saturday. An ordinary fare bus will halt at all stops, and it will be helpful to women,” said a senior official of the Transport Department. “Women farmers and those who …

Mark out bus types to charge new rates: Madras High court
7 years, 1 month ago

Mark out bus types to charge new rates: Madras High court

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High court on Monday directed the commissioner of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation to file his response on a petition demanding not to implement the ticket hike until the government differentiated the ordinary and express buses with different colours. An advocate Rajendran from Tiruchy in his petition filed in the court said …

Delhi HC slams state government for not buying disabled-friendly buses due to high cost
7 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC slams state government for not buying disabled-friendly buses due to high cost

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the city government for not buying low-floor disabled-friendly CNG buses due to their high cost. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the city government for not buying low-floor disabled-friendly CNG buses due to their high cost. “For the last 10 years you have justified …

Tamil Nadu: Bus drivers become victims and offenders
7 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Bus drivers become victims and offenders

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: If an audit of the number of MTC buses that witnessed clashes between college students is taken, it is sure to throw up astounding numbers. MTC routes, especially 25G, 27B, 15F, 15G, 15B, 46, 27H and 29C that wade through Pachaiyappa’s, Presidency and Nandanam arts college have witnessed many clashes that staff has lost count of the number of …

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