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Minister for Transport M. Ramprasad Reddy connected Tuesday (January 13) issued a stern informing to backstage autobus operators against fleecing the passengers by collecting excess fares from them during the Sankranthi festival season.
In a statement, the Minister said if a backstage autobus relation was recovered to beryllium expanding autobus fares successful usurpation of the regularisation book, his conveyance would beryllium seized. He said contempt the festival rush, the authorities had decided to proceed the escaped autobus question installation for women during the festival season. No further autobus fares would beryllium charged by the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), helium said, adding that it was a festival acquisition from the authorities to the radical of the State.
The Minister said the authorities acrophobic had taken capable measures to guarantee creaseless question for passengers going to their autochthonal spot during the festival play and extended them lukewarm Sankranti wishes.
Cargo services
The APSRTC, meanwhile, has launched Cargo Promotion Month, from December 20 to January 19, 2026, to beforehand its cargo services.
To supply a boost to the ongoing drive, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of APSRTC Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao visited the RTC cargo bureau located successful the accomplishment artifact of the Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), Vijayawada connected Monday and dispatched the publication “Don’t Lose you Mind, Lose your Weight” authored by Rujuta Diwakar, to each the territory officers and Executive Directors of the APSRTC zones done the transportation service, paying from his ain pouch ₹ 20,000 towards the outgo of the books and the cargo services.
Mr. Tirumala Rao urged the APSRTC employees to actively lend to the occurrence of the Cargo Promotion Month by creating consciousness and encouraging accrued usage of the RTC cargo door-delivery bookings.
The programme was attended by APSRTC Executive Director (Engineering) G.V. Ravi Varma, cargo helping officials and different officials.
