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New Indian Express
5 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
APSRTC free travel for women across state up to Express buses
GUNTUR: The APSRTC will implement the free bus travel scheme for women across all districts without any route restrictions, covering services such as Palle Velugu, Ultra Palle Velugu, Express, Metro Express, and City Ordinary, though formal GO in this regard is still awaited, said Managing Director Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao. Speaking at a review meeting of Nellore Zone RTC depot managers on Wednesday, said the free bus travel scheme reflects the government's commitment to women's empowerment. The scheme will be implemented from August 15, using existing RTC buses and personnel. RTC officials should take measures to ensure smooth implementation of the free travel scheme, he said. State, Central IDs valid for free travel Drivers and conductors, particularly in the light of expected high volume of female passengers in the initial days of the scheme, should behave courteously. A Zone 2 coordination meeting will be held on July 31 to ensure seamless implementation of the scheme, he said. About 1,050 new buses will soon be inducted, and that 1,500-2,000 diesel buses will be replaced per annum with electric buses as per Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's vision, he said. APSRTC Chairman Konakalla Narayana said, 'We are fully prepared to implement the NDA election promise. Women will soon be able to travel from any point to any destination within the State with just a valid Central or State government-issued ID card. This scheme will bring significant change to women's lives in Andhra Pradesh. The scheme is exclusively for women residing in the State.' RTC Zonal Chairman Suresh Reddy condemned unnecessary criticism from opposition parties, saying, 'They didn't even lay roads in the past. We studied how similar schemes are implemented in other States and are now committed to enforcing it robustly.'
The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
APSRTC MD inspects newly designed bus body
Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Tuesday inspected a new City Ordinary bus body, built on an experimental design under the supervision of the zonal workshop in Vijayawada. The new city bus was brought to the APSRTC head office for inspection. Mr. Tirumala Rao examined the materials used, painting quality, seating comfort, cost of manufacturing and other key aspects. He inquired with the officials about all technical and financial aspects related to the new bus body. Taking a close look at the passenger seats, windows, steps for boarding and alighting and tyre quality to see if they were appropriately designed and met operational standards, he also gathered full technical and operational information from the works manager, engineers and staff. He then instructed the officials to conduct a feasibility study and submit a detailed report on the resources and possibilities for replicating the new manufacturing technique at other zonal workshops across the State. He congratulated the employees, supervisors and the works manager who contributed to the bus body construction. Mr. Tirumala Rao was accompanied by the corporation's Executive Director (Admin) G.V. Ravi Varma, Executive Director (Operations) A. Appalaraju, Vijayawada Zone Executive Director G. Vijayaratnam, NTR District Public Transport Officer M.Y. Danam and Chief Mechanical Engineer (Maintenance) G. Nageswara Rao along with other senior officials.
