दिव्यांगों के लिए बस में अब 10-11 नंबर सीटें होंगी आरक्षित, हिमाचल पथ परिवहन निगम ने जारी की अधिसूचना

हिमाचल पथ परिवहन निगम (एचआरटीसी) की बसों में दिव्यांगों के लिए 10 व 11 नंबर सीटें आरक्षित होंगी। ये सीटें बसों के दरवाजे के साथ ही हैं। निगम के प्रबंध निदेशक रोहन चंद ठाकुर की ओर से इस संबंध में अधिसूचना जारी कर दी गई है।

पहले दिव्यांगों के लिए दो व तीन नंबर सीट आरक्षित होती थी। ये सीटें आगे होती हैं, जहां पर बैठने में दिक्कत पेश आती थी। कई बार आगे बसों में टायर व अन्य सामान रखा होता है। निगम के चालक व परिचालकों को निर्देश दिए गए हैं कि दिव्यांगों को बसों में चढ़ाएं व उनके बैठने के लिए रखी गई आरक्षित सीट भी उन्हें उपलब्ध करवाना सुनिश्चित करें।

दिव्यांगों के लिए सीटें आरक्षित करने का प्रवधान है

एचआरटीसी की बसों में दिव्यांगों के लिए सीटें आरक्षित करने का प्रवधान है। प्रदेश सरकार की नीति के अनुसार 40 प्रतिशत से ऊपर दिव्यांगता वाले लोगों के बस पास भी बने हैं, जिन्हें दिखाने पर उन्हें निश्शुल्क यात्रा सुविधा एचआरटीसी की बसों में मिलती है।

बसों में दिव्यांगों को आरक्षित सीटों पर बैठाने में अनदेखी की जाती है

यह देखने में आया है कि एचआरटीसी की बसों में दिव्यांगों को आरक्षित सीटों पर बैठाने में अनदेखी की जाती है व यदि कोई दिव्यांग बस में यात्रा कर भी रहा हो तो उसे आरक्षित सीट नहीं मिलती। दिव्यांगों के लिए आरक्षित सीटों पर अन्य लोगों का ही कब्जा रहता है। ऐसी शिकायतें भी समय समय पर निगम प्रबंधन के पास आती रहती हैं। निगम प्रबंधन ने अब सीट बदलने के साथ ही दिव्यांगों का नियमानुसार आरक्षित सीटें उपलब्ध करवाने के निर्देश लिखित रूप से दे दिए हैं।

Volvo buses from Shimla to Delhi will no longer cross Pinjore, Kalka, Parwanoo: HRTC

The Volvo buses of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation plying from Shimla to New Delhi will no longer cross through Pinjore, Kalka and Parwanoo, HRTC officials said on Tuesday.

The decision has been taken by the corporation after considering the demand of the commuters who complained that the buses are stuck in traffic leading to delay in their journey by one to two hours.

"It has come to our knowledge through feedback received from the commuters that while going from Kalka, Pinjore and Parwanoo, Volvo buses get stuck in traffic jam in which one-two hours are wasted and the passengers insisted that Volvo buses should be ply from Parwanoo-Kalka- Pinjore bypass," said Managing Director, HRTC, Rohan Chand Thakur on Tuesday.

These changes have been made for the convenience of the commuters and travelling in Volvo would save about two hours in reaching New Delhi and passengers will be able to catch metro service and flights, avoiding the traffic jam in Delhi, he added.

As per the office order, Volvo buses plying from Shimla to Delhi at 9:45 am will not enter Chandigarh city while the buses at 1:45 pm will not go to the Chandigarh bus stand and instead would divert to Zirakhpur from Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh.

The Volvo buses from Delhi to Shimla at 9:36 pm and 10:30 pm will not enter Chandigarh, it added.

बिना बिल बसों में सामान ले जाने पर रोक, एचआरटीसी प्रबंधन ने लिया फैसला

हिमाचल पथ परिवहन निगम (एचआरटीसी) ने लगेज पॉलिसी के तहत बसों में बिना बिल के सामान ले जाने पर रोक लगा दी है। पाॅलिसी को लेकर जारी संशोधित आदेशों में साफ किया गया है कि बिना यात्री के बसों में सामान भेजने पर सामान का बिल कंडक्टर को देना अनिवार्य होगा। त्योहारी सीजन के मद्देनजर निगम प्रबंधन ने यह फैसला लिया है।

बिना यात्री के बसों में भेजे जा रहे सामान का मूल्य अगर 50,000 से अधिक हो तो वैध ई-वे बिल देना भी अनिवार्य होगा, जिस पर सामान ले जाने के लिए इस्तेमाल परिवहन के साधन में एचआरटीसी बस का हवाला होना जरूरी है। निगम के परिचालकों को भी यह सुनिश्चित करना होगा कि कोई भी सामान बिना बिल के बस के भीतर न हो। त्योहारी सीजन के चलते बड़ी संख्या में लोग निगम की बसों में सामान भेज रहे हैं।

निगम प्रबंधन ने साफ किया है कि बिना जरूरी औपचारिकताओं के यदि सामान भेजता है और आबकारी विभाग की टीमें सामान जब्त कर लेती हैं तो निगम की जिम्मेवारी नहीं होगी। निगम प्रबंधन ने आय में बढ़ोतरी के लिए लगेज पाॅलिसी लागू की है। योजना लागू होने के बाद निगम की मासिक आय करीब एक करोड़ रुपये तक बढ़ गई है। ब्यूरो

निगम की बसों में सामान ले जाने के लिए परिचालकों को सामान का बिल देना होगा। 50,000 से अधिक कीमत के सामान के साथ ई-वे बिल देना अनिवार्य होगा। आबकारी विभाग अगर सामान जब्त करता है तो निगम की कोई जिम्मेवारी नहीं होगी। - रोहन चंद ठाकुर, प्रबंध निदेशक, एचआरटीसी

Will redesign routes to religious destinations, run HRTC buses on 100 of them: Himachal Dy CM Agnihotri

Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Tuesday said bus routes to religious destinations will be redesigned and HRTC buses will provide services on 100 such routes under the government's 'Darshan' scheme.

Addressing mediapersons after a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), he said there would be no increase in the fares but people using buses to transport luggage but not travelling themselves would be charged.

Agnihotri said no employee of the HRTC would be posted in tribal areas for more than three years and 300 posts of bus conductors would be filled soon. The board of directors has also given its consent to release Dearness Allowance of Rs 3 crore to the employees on Diwali, he added.

The HRTC is focusing on increasing revenue and reducing expenses as its monthly expenditure is Rs 145 crore and the revenue earned is Rs 70 crore.

The gap is filled by the state government's grant-in-aid as the HRTC bus facility is available in remote areas where other bus operators are unwilling to operate due to low demand. Moreover, the HRTC gives several concessions such as the 50 per cent rebate for women travellers, he added.

Currently, the HRTC has a fleet of 3,200 buses. There are about 19 luxury buses in the fleet and the government plans to increase that to 50 as the HRTC's income from the long routes and luxury buses is its main source of revenue, he stated.

This is the golden jubilee year of the HRTC and various steps will be taken to modernise and digitalise the corporation, Agnihotri said, adding that cashless transactions for purchasing tickets would be started within three months.

हिमाचल में नहीं बढ़ेगा बस किराया, कैशलैस सफर की सुविधा; कर्मचारियों को मंहगाई भत्ते की सौेगात

हिमाचल प्रदेश में राज्य पथ परिवहन निगम (एचआरटीसी) बसों के किराए में कोई वृद्धि नही होगी। निज़ी बस संचालक न्युनतम बस किराये को बढ़ाने की मांग कर रहे हैं। बावजूद इसके बस किराये में बढ़ोतरी नहीं की जायेगी। यात्रियों के साथ बसों में ले जा रहे सामान के किराए को भी नहीं बढ़ाया गया है, हालांकि बिना यात्री के बसों को कूरियर के रूप में इस्तेमाल करने वालों से किराया लिया जा रहा है। ये बात उप- मुख्यमंत्री मुकेश अग्निहोत्री ने मंगलवार को शिमला में एचआरटीसी की बीओडी की बैठक के बाद आयोजित पत्रकार वार्ता में कही है।

मुकेश अग्निहोत्री ने कहा कि एचआरटीसी बसों को भी केसलैस सुविधा से जोड़ा जा रहा है, अब बसों में यात्रियों को स्कैन की सुविधा भी मिलेगी। मुकेश अग्निहोत्री ने कहा की बीओडी की बैठक में एचआरटीसी कर्मचारियों के लिए तीन करोड़ रुपये महगाई भत्ते को जारी करने का निर्णय लिया गया है। दिवाली के आसपास कर्मचारियों व पेंशनरों को इसका एकमुश्त भुगतान किया जाएगा। बीओडी में एचआरटीसी कर्मचारियों को सेवानिवृत्ति के दौरान लीव इन कैशमेंट देने की भी मंजूरी दी गई है। 7 करोड़ 60 लाख रुपये की राशि कर्मचारियों को लीव इन कैशमेंट के तहत जारी करने का फैसला लिया गया। अग्निहोत्री ने बताया कि बैठक में कंडक्टरों के 300 पद तुरंत भरने का भी निर्णय लिया गया है। यह पद लोकसेवा आयोग के माध्यम से भरे जाएंगे।

उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि अब एचआरटीसी कर्मियों की ट्रायबल एरिया में तीन साल से ज्यादा ड्यूटी नहीं ली जाएगी।

मुकेश अग्निहोत्री ने कहा कि एचआरटीसी की आय को बढ़ाने के लिए धार्मिक पर्यटन को बढ़ावा दिया जा रहा है। इसके लिए हिमाचल प्रदेश के साथ देश के विभिन्न पर्यटन स्थलों के लिए एअचारटीसी बसें चलाएगा। करीब 100 ऐसे रूट एचआरटीसी की ओर से चिन्हित किए जाएंगे। इनमें हरिद्वार, वृंदावन, अयोध्या, खाटू श्याम, ऋषिकेष, अमृतसर सहित कई धार्मिक स्थल शामिल किए जाएंगे। खाटू श्याम के लिए राजस्थान सरकार ने परिमट दे दिया है।

इस तरह से अन्य राज्यों के साथ भी परमिट का आदान-प्रदान किया जाएगा। दर्शन योजना के तहत पहली बस सप्तमी को धर्मशाला से ज्वालामुखी चिंतपूर्णी और चिंतपूर्णी से ज्वालामुखी के लिए शुरू की जानी है। उन्होंने कहा कि एचआरटीसी में ओपीएस को लागू किया जा रहा है। इससे निगम के 7000 हजार कर्मियों को लाभ मिलेगा। लगेज पॉलिसी में कोई बदलाव नहीं किया है। ढाबों पर बेहतर खाना और अन्य सुविधाओं के लिए फूड कमेटी जांच करेगी।

HRTC to start payment through Paytm wallet: G.S Bali

Fine to be imposed on Dhaba and restaurant owners on passengers complaint
Transport Minister G.S Bali today said that payment through Paytm wallet would be started on all advance booking counters of HRTC web portal as most of the people were using this wallet for making the payment through mobile. He said 200 POS machines for payment through Debit/Credit cards would also be installed from 20 February, 2017 at all booking counters and would be provided to the conductors of super luxury buses.

The Minister said for ensuring the quality food by Dhabas and restaurants, it had been decided that a fine of Rs. 5000 would be imposed on the owners for first complaint. For second and third complaint, a fine of Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 20,000 would be imposed respectively from the Dhaba and restaurant owners while on fourth complaint, the Dhaba or restaurant would be blacklisted for a period of three years.

Bali said super luxury bus will be started between Shimla to Chandigarh (two trips) and with a view to facilitate the people of Sarkaghat area of Mandi district, Jahu-Delhi super luxury bus service would be extended up to Sarkaghat within next three days.

He said Hamirpur-Amritsar via Hoshiarpur super luxury bus service would be started from 9 February, 2017 whereas Golden Temple super luxury bus service would also be started from Shimla to Amritsar in the due course of time. He added that one mudrika bus service would be started from Mcleodgunj to Tanda Medical College for employees and students of the college.

Bali said HRTC was ensuring safety and comfortable journey to the commuters for which various measures had been taken up and keeping in view the demand of the passengers, more facilities would be provided in the future as well.

The Transport Minister said the revenue of the Corporation has increased from Rs. 508 to Rs.560 crore during the current financial year.

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Compensatory leave guidelines would be reviewed: G.S. Bali

Transport Minister G.S. Bali said that the guidelines of compensatory leave issued by the management of the corporation would soon be reviewed in favour of the employees.
Bali said that the employees were the backbone of the Corporation. He said that their dedication and efforts cannot be ignored. He informed that an increase of Rs. eight crore has been witnessed in the revenue of the Corporation in the month of August alone, for which he lauded the efforts of the employees of the corporation. Besides this, the mileage has also been increased from 3.65 KMPL to 3.71 KMPL, which has resulted in the increase of the revenue.

Transport Minister said that now the fleet of Corporation has expanded from 1600 buses to 2700 buses, due to which employment was also being provided and new staff was being appointed. He said that efforts were being made to provide luxury bus service to all the religious places of the State besides this, facility of super luxury buses was also being provided to other States from district headquarters, which has promoted the State Transportation to a large extent. Tenders for 25 new electric buses had already been invited and soon these buses would be included in the fleet, he added.
Bali said that the State Government was committed towards the welfare of the employees of the Corporation. He said that 343 appointments were made on compassionate grounds during last three and a half years.
Transport Minister appealed to the employees to work with honesty for the betterment of Corporation and said that a few of employees for their vested interests were causing hindrance in the work and the Government would deal with them strictly. He said that Corporation was committed to provide qualitative travel facility to the people of the State.

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State to purchase 316 new buses: G.S.Bali

Transport Minister G.S. Bali said that expansion of the transport fleet would be done to ensure the convenient and comfortable travelling of the commuters. He said that the State Government was making continuous efforts for the safe journey of the passengers. He said that Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) would soon purchase 300 new buses in addition to 16 modern luxury buses for which process had been initiated.

Transport Minister was presiding over a meeting of Bus Purchasing Committee of HRTC here today.

He said that the performance of the volvo luxury buses by HRTC was satisfactory. He said that these buses are comfortable and safe thereby demand of these buses was increasing day by day. He said that 16 new luxury would be plied between capitals of other States  and important religious places, which would encourage tourism  in the State.  He said that the fleet of volvo buses would be increased to 50.

Bali said that 300 new buses would be purchased of 30,37 and 40 seats and the small seated buses would be plied in the far flung and difficult terrain regions of the state. He said that the buses purchased under JNNURM would ensure comfortable and safe travel in the cities. He instructed the authorities to ensure comfortable seats and thickness of the frame  should be of 7 minimum.

Transport Minister instructed the members of the committee that the buses bought in wet lease should be provided with the HRTC drivers. He said that the safety of the passengers is the priority of the State Government which should be ensured at all cost.

Managing Director, HRTC Ashok Tiwari, Executive Director R. K. Gautam, General Manager H. K. Gupta and other senior officers along with Non official Members  were also present at the meeting.

HRTC to launch more luxury bus services: G.S Bali

Transport Minister G.S Bali today said that new luxury buses would soon be added to the fleet of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) to facilitate the commuters and the tourists visiting the State. He said the process was underway to purchase new luxury and air conditioned buses which would interconnect the main towns of the State.

The Minister who was presiding over the meeting of the Vehicle Purchase Committee of HRTC here today, said with a view to provide comfortable travel facility to the passengers, the corporation would start AC and luxury bus services with in the State by clubbing all important towns.

He said as a new initiative, HRTC would also start seven to twelve seated luxury vans having all kind of basic amenities which would be operated from Shimla, Manali and Dharamshala to Chandigarh. These vehicles would facilitate the tourists to a greater extent as besides getting the facility of comfortable and affordable journey to different tourist places, they would also have access to the airports.

The decision was taken in the meeting to purchase 10 super luxury air conditioned buses and 13 light vehicles. The committee also gave its approval for purchasing 12 AC buses for which tenders would be floated.

Managing Director, HRTC Ashok Tiwari, Special Secretary Finance and Planning Akshay Sood, other senior officers of the corporation and non-official members of the vehicle purchase committee were present in the meeting.

HRTC buses to display food rates

Transport Minister GS Bali have asked the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) to display names of dhabas with rates of food articles inside buses so that passengers are not overcharged.
Addressing a meeting with the union of drivers and conductors here today, Bali said a task force would be constituted for random checking of rates and quality of foods served at dhabas on the HRTC premises. “We will explore the possibilities of opening food outlets at major bus stands,” he said.
He said the HRTC was also mulling outsourcing the work of washing of buses to private players. To provide an insurance cover to drivers and conductors, the matter had been taken up with insurance companies, he added.
He said drivers and conductors would be imparted training in operating the computers and electronic bus ticketing machines in a phased manner.
He said more than 1,000 buses had been added to the HRTC while 200 new buses would be bought this year.
HRTC Union president Devraj Thakur and general secretary Sukh Ram raised various demands, including filling vacant posts of driver and conductor.

HRTC lacks drivers to run buses: Bali

Transport Minister GS Bali today said the Himachal Roads Transport Corporation (HRTC) is facing an acute shortage of drivers and conductors as 25 per cent of posts are lying vacant. The HRTC has no operating staff to ply 276 buses out of 566 buses purchased under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Addressing mediapersons here today, Bali said the HRTC has received 566 new buses out of 800 sanctioned under the JNNURM. Besides, the HRTC is running 146 new buses and 10 super luxury buses and four Volvo buses, but 25 per cent of posts out of 2,676 posts are vacant, he added.

If the HRTC gets enough operating staff, the corporation would cover the entire state increasing the bus services on routes which were overcrowded, he added.

The HRTC has generated an additional revenue of Rs 70 crore and collected Rs 1.5 crore from advertisements printed on the buses, he added. Talking about the initiatives taken by the Department of Technical Education and the Transport Department, Bali said various taxes, including goods and passenger taxes would be simplified into a uniform tax for the transporters and the draft would be placed before the Cabinet for approval.

The e-payment system had been launched, which had received Rs 35 lakh, while ultra-modern offices hadbeen set at Shimla, Solan and Dharamsala, he added.

The minister said the first batch of the Indian Institute of Management, Kala Amb, would start from Paonta Sahib in July, while the Jeori Engineering College would start functioning from Sundarnagar College this year.

The special purpose vehicle will be set up for the proposed hydro-engineering college at Bilaspur, he added.

HRTC buses go off the road

Around 2,200 buses of the HRTC remained off road due to the strike, affecting people and schoolchildren.

The All-India Transport Bandh was called by various trade unions to protest against the provisions of the Bill. “Buses from other states did not enter Himachal,” said Shankar Singh, convener of the joint action committee of the HRTC workers union.

Major transport unions affiliated to the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) have supported the strike.

RN Batta, Managing Director of the HRTC, said there was no movement of the HRTC buses in and outside the state.

However, around 2,800 private buses and taxis were on road, reducing the inconvenience of people.

“The provisions of the Bill will cripple the state Road Transport Corporations as high penalty, including heavy fine and imprisonment for minor traffic violations or accidental deaths, are unjustified and unacceptable,” said a union leader.

Himachal Pradesh to buy 500 electric buses

In a bid to save the environment from reducing carbon emission, the state transport department has decided to introduce electric buses in Himachal Pradesh and 500 electric buses would be brought in the first phase.

Heavy pollution caused by vehicles, especially in tourist places like Manali and Rohtang Pass, has left the National Green Tribunal (NGT) fuming. To save the Himalayas from carbon emission, NGT has already directed the state government to restrict the number of vehicles to Rohtang Pass and to introduce CNG buses.

This is for the first time that the transport department has taken the revolutionary decision of introducing electric buses to ensure zero carbon emission. Considering the tough geographical location of the state, these electric buses would be first introduced in lower areas of state.


Confirming the development, Himachal Pradesh transport minister G S Bali said that electric buses are being introduced with the sole purpose of saving the environment. He said that funding for these environment-friendly buses would be sought from the Union government.

"Carbon emission by petrol and diesel vehicles has posed a serious threat to the glaciers and fragile Himalayan ecology. Introduction of electric buses would help in saving the environment," said the minister.

He said that a consultant has already been appointed and a detailed project report is being prepared. He said that the Union government has already made provision for electric buses in its budget. "As these buses would operated on battery and motor, they would be environment friendly. This is the first time that a hill state has turned towards electric buses for public mode of transportation," he added.

Bali said that in the beginning these buses would be introduced in the plains areas like Una district and later, based on their success, they would be introduced in other suitable areas. He said that feasibility of their operation in the state would be checked. "We have decided to introduce 500 electric buses in the pilot project," he added.

Electric bus fleet in service during the 2008 Olympics.
Photo source:Wikipedia

Source:TNN

Failure to send bus in time for wedding party costs HRTC

An inordinate delay in providing a bus to ferry members of a wedding party to a marriage function cost  the Himachal Road Transport Corp (HRTC) dear. Holding it liable for the delay, the Mandi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum on January 17 ordered the state-owned bus company to pay Rs 17,625, including Rs 3,000 as litigation costs, as compensation to the bridegroom's father for causing harassment, along with interest at the rate of 5% per annum from the date on which the complaint was lodged.

In his complaint filed with the forum on May 31,2013, Ramesh Sharma, a resident of Batoh village in Mandi district, had stated he had booked an HRTC bus to take the 'barat' (wedding party) to attend the marriage of his son, Naveen Kumar Sharma, that was due to be solemnized in Rewalsar on May 6, 2013. He added he had even paid the charges (Rs 4,625) in full.

“Though the bus was supposed to arrive in the groom's village at 3 pm it did not turn up at the designated time. I called up the HRTC office in Sarkaghat but was told it would take some more time to arrange the bus and dispatch it. However, the bus did not arrive even by 3:30 pm. I was left with no option but to hire taxies to transport the wedding party for which I paid Rs 12,000. Because the bus didn't turn up some of my relatives couldn't attend the wedding”, Sharma added.

The forum maintained HRTC was guilty of deficiency in services on the part of the opposite parties. However, the respondent pleaded the delay was caused by a roadblock after a truck broke down on the road and the bus eventually arrived in Batoh village at 3:45 pm.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/failure-to-send-bus-in-time-for-wedding-party-costs-hrtc-dear/article1-1311188.aspx

Free Traveling Facility in HRTC buses on Bhai Dooj

Transport and Food & Civil Supplies Minister, Shri G.S. Bali said today that womenfolk would be provided free traveling facility in ordinary buses of Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) within the State on the occasion of Bhai Dooj on 25^th October, 2014.

Shri Bali also extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Bhai Dooj.

HRTC bows to staff’s demands

The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) today announced the release of 10 per cent DA to the employees pending since January 1, 2014, claiming that the management has accepted almost all demands of the joint coordination committee (JCC).

Though Roshan Lal Chauhan, president, JCC, Nanak Chand Shandil, general secretary, Jagrup Singh, vice-president, and all trade union members of the JCC were present at the meeting.

RN Batta, Managing Director, HRTC, said the management held the meeting with the JCC today and accepted their demands. “Ten per cent DA due from January 1, 2014, has been released while DA up to September 2014 will be paid in cash and from October onwards be added into the salary”, he added.

The management had decided to withdraw 48-hour roster for making the overtime payment to the crew and the overtime dues would be released on 22nd day of the every month, he added.

He said overtime allowance for three months had also been released.

Though management assured the JCC that 288 posts of driver, 680 posts of conductor and 146 posts of workshop employee would be filled soon, it did not give any time frame.The management also promised that 800 new buses would be added to the fleet of the HRTC.

Batta said the JCC members agreed they would not participate in the strike tomorrow. “If any employee participates in the rally, stern action will be taken against him”, he warned. 

CM inspects new buses of HRTC

Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh inspected the new modern buses of Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) at Tapovan in Dharamshala. These buses have been manufactured by Tata Motors Marcopolo Ltd., a World Class Motor Company.

Expressing satisfaction, he said that a fleet of as many as 515 such buses would provide more comfortable journey to the people. Shri Virbhadra Singh said that since roads were the only mode of communication in this hilly State our government was committed to provide better and comfortable bus facilities the commuters.

He said that previous Government had purchased only 100 buses during its five year term and no efforts were made to improve the condition of HRTC fleet. He said that 800 new buses would be purchased for the State under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM).

On the occasion, Transport Minister Shri G.S. Bali said that though new buses were of ordinary class but they had better seats like that of deluxe buses and more inner space for the passengers. He said that back seats of these buses has been elevated so as to give clear front looks. He said out of total 515 buses, 300 buses would be 47 seated, 200 having capacity of 37 seats while 15 mini buses with 30 seats capacity.

Smt. Vidya Stokes, Irrigation and Public Health Minister, Shri Kaul Singh Thakur Health and Family Welfare Minister, Shri Thakur Singh Bharmouri, Forest Minister, Shri Sudhir Sharma, UD & TCP Minister, Shri Anil Sharma RD & PR Minister, Shri Rajesh Dharmani, Shri I.D. Lakhanpal and Shri Vinay Kumar, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries, MLAS, and senior officers of the State Government were present on the occasion.

HRTC employees and pensioners get 8 per cent DA

Shimla, Oct 29 (PTI) Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) today released 8 per cent additional dearness allowance to its employees and pensioners with effect from January 2013.

Via: http://www.ptinews.com/news/4107349_HRTC-employees-and-pensioners-get-8-per-cent-DA.html

Free traveling facility in HRTC buses on Id-ul-Zuha

Transport and Food & Civil Supplies Minister G.S. Bali said here today that free traveling facility in HRTC buses within the State would be extended to the Muslim women on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha on 16th October, 2013. He directed the Managing Director of the Corporation to ensure the directions issued in this regard.

Passangers to get 5% discount on online booking of tickets

Himachal Road Transport Corporation has taken a decision to give five percent discount to the passengers booking their tickets online at their own using payment gateway services through HRTC official website from 8th October, 2013.

Dr. R.N Batta, Managing Director, HRTC said here today that the Board of Directors of HRTC under the chairmanship of Transport Minister, has taken this decision facilitate the passangers booking their tickets online on website of HRTC http://www.hrtc.gov.in. 

The service charges have also been reduced from 2.5 percent to 1.5 percent besides allowing booking of HRTC buses through travel agents on commission basis. The travel agents will be paid commission up to five percent for providing booking services to the customers/passengers.