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The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced escaped question for crab patients visiting hospitals, including backstage hospitals wrong the State oregon outside, for treatments specified arsenic surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and different aesculapian follow-ups.
Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar told the Assembly connected Thursday (October 9, 2025) that patients tin avail themselves of ticket-free question by producing a certification from their oncologist and submitting it to the KSRTC autobus unit arsenic impervious of their aesculapian condition.
He said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s determination was “a sharply differentiated improvement” connected the Oommen Chandy government’s declaration successful 2012 to subsidise question for crab attraction by 50% of the summons cost. He said the erstwhile United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities had constricted subsidised question for crab patients to metropolis and section buses.
In contrast, the LDF, Mr. Ganesh Kumar said, has declared question escaped for crab patients travelling connected Superfast, Deluxe, and air-conditioned buses, arsenic good arsenic long-distance and inter-State luxury coaches.
Student concession
Mr. Ganesh Kumar said the KSRTC would motorboat a mobile telephone exertion enabling students to avail themselves of question concession successful a hassle-free manner. “Moreover, the authorities has done distant with the regularisation requiring students to renew their concessions each year. Students tin petition the KSRTC conductor to renew their cards via the integer app during their regular commute”, helium said.
Students from Class 8 to 10 request to renew their concession summons lone aft they walk retired and enrol successful Plus Two courses. The KSRTC volition assistance a three-year concession paper to grade students, helium added.
Air-conditioned waiting rooms
Mr. Ganesh Kumar announced air-conditioned waiting rooms for KSRTC passengers, with peculiar facilities for women and children. Surveillance cameras volition screen the wrong of signifier carriages and long-distance services, arsenic good arsenic autobus stops and stations, to heighten security.
He said KSRTC has initiated the process of accrediting hotels and restaurants connected long-distance routes. “Long-distance KSRTC buses volition halt lone astatine hotels, eateries and restaurants accredited by the nationalist utility”, helium said.
Hotels and restaurants aspiring for KSRTC accreditation should person a minimum of 4 well-appointed toilets and washrooms, 2 for women and 2 for men. “Food information and hygiene are a priority”, helium said.
New autobus stations
Mr. Ganesh Kumar said the authorities would demolish aged and decaying KSRTC depots. “The caller plan volition outmatch that of swanky airports. They would beryllium greenfield structures”, helium added.
He said the KSRTC would declaration Sulabh Society, a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, to support the upcoming state-of-the-art toilets, washrooms, and cloakrooms successful the caller KSRTC depots.
He said the KSRTC would induct caller air-conditioned buses into the nationalist utility’s expansive fleet, regenerate ageing and polluting diesel vehicles, and grow services to mofussil localities successful the State, with peculiar accent connected providing affordable connectivity to marginalised sections of society, including wood tribes.
