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Time of India
5 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
UPSRTC to hire women conductors via job fairs
Lucknow: UPSRTC is in the process of hiring around 5,000 female candidates directly as contract conductors. While 1,800 positions have been filled under the contract, to fill the remaining 3,200 positions, the corporation is organising job fairs. For the contract, it is mandatory for female candidates to be members of the UP National Rural Livelihood Mission and UP Skill Development Mission or to possess an NCC B certificate, NSS certificate or state and presidential awards from the Scout Guide organisation. Transport minister Dayashankar Singh said the job fairs would be organised from July 15 to July 25 in various regions, including Noida, Agra, Moradabad, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Meerut, Etawah, Hardoi, Devipatan, Azamgarh, Saharanpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Chitrakoot Dham, Banda, and Prayagraj. Certificate verification will be conducted offline. Female candidates will be placed directly as contract conductors on the basis of marks scored in intermediate. Additionally, those with NCC B, NSS certificates or state and Presidential awards from the Scout Guide organisation will receive a 5% weightage on their intermediate scores. Female conductors will be paid at par with contract drivers/conductors and they will be appointed in their home districts. The Minister said that female candidates will receive training for the conductor position through the UP Skill Development Mission. In April, 1,800 female candidates were selected for the conductor position through job fairs, with 1,328 already appointed and the remaining undergoing training.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
UPSRTC drivers, conductors get Rs 10,000 bonus for Kumbh duty
Lucknow: A bonus of Rs 10,000 each has been credited to the accounts of drivers and conductors of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) who rendered their services during Mahakumbh 2025. This initiative was implemented as per the earlier announcement made by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A total of Rs 24.7 crore was transferred to 24,071 employees, including 11,786 drivers and 12,285 conductors, under this scheme. Transport minister Dayashankar Singh expressed gratitude to the CM, stating that the bonus not only serves as a reward for the staff but will also motivate them to continue delivering excellent service in the future. He further informed that personnel from all 19 regions of the state were deployed during Mahakumbh 2025 and carried out their duties with utmost efficiency. Highlighting the scale of the event, the transport minister noted that over 66 crore devotees participated in the holy dip during Mahakumbh. He said, "Throughout the event, drivers and conductors of the UPSRTC performed their responsibilities with dedication, honesty, and promptness, ensuring safe and smooth travel for pilgrims."
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Time of India
UP govt plans seamless bus travel for KVT devotees
1 2 Varanasi: UP govt is gearing up for the holy month of Shravan and other major festivals like Kanwar Yatra and Raksha Bandhan by preparing a fleet of well-maintained roadways buses for devotees visiting Kashi Vishwanath Dham. The key directives include ensuring buses are in a good condition, providing organized bus services and instructing drivers and conductors to maintain polite behaviour with passengers. The aim is to provide a hassle-free experience for passengers during these significant events. Parshuram Pandey, regional manager of the UPSRTC said special preparations have begun for operating roadways buses in the Varanasi region during the upcoming festivals, especially kanwar yatra and raksha bandhan. Buses will be sent on routes only after being tested and cleaned. The windows and seats of the buses will be fixed before operation. All staff at bus stations, are instructed to behave politely with passengers and will be trained if necessary. Instructions have been issued to ensure passengers are treated courteously and dropped off at their destinations. He said that there will be better arrangements for seating, drinking water, accessible toilets, and cleanliness at bus stations. Monitoring will be conducted to ensure buses operate through all bus stations along the route. All drivers and conductors will be in uniform during duty. All announcement equipment at bus stations will be kept in working order, and the availability of first aid kits in all buses will be ensured. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Trials on to check new tech for safer bus travel in UP
1 2 3 Lucknow: Everyday travel in UP's buses will become safer and more comfortable with technology enabling live counting of number of passengers boarding or de-boarding buses and issuing alerts in case of a yawning and sleepy driver. This system will be in place very soon. Currently, the on-board unit controller with multiple functionalities is under trial in two AC buses plying on the Lucknow-Delhi route for over one month, and the results have been up to the mark, officials said. It may take another fortnight of trial before the private firm conducting it submits its report to the UP state road transport corporation (UPSRTC). The use of the on-board unit controller will be the first for any SRTC in the country. Multiple cameras will be installed inside a bus, along with a control panel in front of the driver's seat where the feed from all the cameras will play. The automatic passenger counting (APC) camera will keep track of passengers entering and exiting the bus, as it can judge the moving direction of passengers. "One of its benefits is that it can let people know the number of vacant seats in a bus live to those waiting at stations, besides enabling analysis and statistics of passenger flow data," said sources involved with the trial. The advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) camera, on the other hand, will alert the driver on multiple safety parameters, such as front-end collision when a vehicle is detected ahead at a configured distance, safety distance monitoring, lane departure warnings and pedestrian detection. The on-board unit controller also includes a driver monitoring system (DMS), which features a 'Dog Watch', a small display unit the size of a table clock, installed in front of the driver's seat. It triggers alarms and buzzers when the driver is caught yawning, smoking, talking on the phone, distracted, inattentive, or fatigued. The 'in-bus' camera, another feature of the on-board controller, allows passengers to raise alarms during emergencies, deters theft and vandalism, and protects drivers. The bus driver console (BDC) is a control panel with many functions, such as displaying the fitness details of the bus, helping the driver navigate routes, communicating with control room staff and displaying the feed from cameras inside the bus, among others. "It may not be done at once for all buses, but introduced as a pilot on a select route," said GM (IT), UPSRTC, Yazuvendra Kumar.
Time of India
19-06-2025
- Time of India
UPSRTC to expand E-Atal bus service for Ayodhya
Prayagraj: Authorities of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Prayagraj division, will soon be operating the eco-friendly E-Atal bus service for commuters wishing to visit Ayodhya. Major cities like Varanasi and Kanpur will also be soon connected with this bus service. After Lucknow and Robertsganj, and the E-Atal bus facility will be available for Ayodhya as well, said regional manager, UPSRTC, Prayagraj division, Ravindra Kumar. Recently, this service was introduced between Sangam city and Lucknow and Robertsganj. Currently, two buses are being operated for these two routes, each with a seating capacity of 40 passengers. The bus going to Lucknow stops at Unchahar and Rae Bareli, while the bus for Robertsganj stops at Vindhyachal and Mirzapur. Commuters are availing the service running smoothly due to the installation of charging stations in both the cities. Additionally, E-Atal buses are running from Prayagraj to nearby places like Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Unchahar, Gopiganj, Khaga, Muratganj, Kunda, and Handia. Before the Maha Kumbh, 24 E-Atal buses were allotted to the Prayagraj region of UPSRTC, which were used as a shuttle service during the mega religious event. These buses were operated for places within a radius of 100 km. Now the corporation has decided to extend this service to the cities with a distance of up to 200 km, as these buses can travel up to 200 km on a single charge.
