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TSRTC to roll out mini buses soon
Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) in its quest for new avenues to generate income has decided to introduce 22-seater mini buses from Dasara festival for customised tours in Warangal and Nizamabad on a pilot basis.
Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) in its quest for new avenues to generate income has decided to introduce 22-seater mini buses from Dasara festival for customised tours in Warangal and Nizamabad on a pilot basis.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, during his day-long meeting with the corporation officials in the month of June, had directed them to find out ways and means to increase revenue apart from improving passenger services. He wanted the officials to capitalise the pilgrim centres and tourist spots for generating revenues.
According to sources, the management has speeded up the tender process. The officials have decided to operate mini buses in remote areas where no bus services were present, a senior official said. The corporation officials have taken the decision to set up a chartered division consisting of mini buses.
The officials are of the opinion that the mini buses would help the corporation in earning revenue and overcome losses. The officials would call for tenders in the first week of September and bring out the buses during Dasara festival.
The buses would be operated on Hyderabad-Warangal and Hyderabad- Nizamabad routes and would cover religious places in these two districts. Though the corporation runs mini buses in some parts of the city and Old City in particular, this would be totally a new phenomenon.
The buses would be used for customised tours also. If there is a group with not less than 20 passengers, then any group can hire the buses and visit tourist places, excursions.
They will also be given on hire for marriages and other such occasions. People can book the mini-buses directly from RTC. These buses would ensure safety and would have experienced drivers, said the official.
There are around 11,000 buses in the corporation, which connect 9,300 villages. Off the total buses, 4,800 buses are Palle Velugu, which are operated in villages. There have been complaints that these buses have less occupancy ratio and were incurring losses.
At times these buses carry just 10 to 12 passengers in some of the villages. The mini buses can also come as handy for the corporation to tackle the low occupancy ratio, the official said.
