Increased fare due to lockdown: Ban imposed on increasing bus fare in Corona, bus operators themselves gave 50 rupees.

 

Due to the Corona epidemic, the Transport Department has completely banned the increase in bus fares. Transport Commissioner Kiran Kumari Pasi has given clear instructions to the bus operators not to increase the fare in any way. The Jharkhand Bus Owners Association has also not duly announced the fare hike. Despite this, the fare of buses running from Ranchi to other districts was increased. The fare of buses on Ranchi to Simdega, Chakradharpur and Palamu routes has been increased by Rs 50 to Rs 60.

Earlier, Rs 200 per seat was being charged on the Simdega route. Now it has been reduced to Rs 250. Where the fare of Chakradharpur was Rs 150, now Rs 200 is being charged. The fare for Gumla, Palamu, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Giridih routes has also been increased by Rs 40 to Rs 50. Passengers are also not protesting the increased fares, as the bus closure was causing the most problems in the movement. Health Protection Week is in force till 6 am on 8th July. In such a situation, interstate buses are likely to run from July 8. After this, travel to other states will also become expensive. Because there is a preparation to increase the fare of buses of Bihar, UP, West Bengal route.

Covid guide line is not being followed in buses

• All seats will have to be sanitized before passengers board the bus, but only some buses are being sanitized.

• Wearing a mask is mandatory for all passengers, but many remove the mask as soon as they board the bus.

• The body temperature of the passengers is not being checked.

Argument of bus operators - diesel is expensive, passengers are not getting it, compulsion to increase fare

Jharkhand Bus Owners Association President Sachchidanand Singh said that diesel has become very expensive in the last three months. Right now buses have started running inside the district, but passengers are also not available, so there is a compulsion to increase the fare.

big question

Passengers coming from outside are being screened at the railway station-airport. While more than 10 thousand passengers are moving daily at Birsa Munda Bus Terminal, ITI Bus Stand, Government Bus Depot, but there is no system of investigation.

Who stopped the bus operators, the officers remained silent on increasing the fare of buses

The officials have kept silence when the bus operators have increased the fare from their level. A query regarding fare hike was sent to Transport Commissioner Kiran Kumar Pasi on WhatsApp, but he did not respond after seeing the message.

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