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Maha govt forms task force to prepare integrated bus transport plan for MMR

The Maharashtra government has formed a 12-member task force to prepare an integrated bus transport plan for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) with an aim to provide commuters with a seamless travel experience through a single-ticketing system. According to a government resolution (GR) issued by the Urban Development Department on Tuesday, the general manager of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will head the task force, while the chief of the transport and traffic department of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will serve as its secretary. Municipal commissioners of Thane, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayandar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Ulhasnagar and Panvel will be part of the panel, along with additional municipal commissioners from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the MMRDA. The task force was formed following directives issued during a meeting of the Growth Hub Regulatory Board chaired by Chief ...

Eka Mobility aims to manufacture 10,000 e-buses annually by FY27

According to Mehta, Eka plans to bring in a new product every six months across its commercial vehicle (CV) segments

Centre plans to procure 14,028 electric buses in multiple tranches

The Centre has received a demand of 15,400 e-buses from four states (Gujarat, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi,) of total 7, including around 2,500 from Delhi

IntrCity SmartBus eyes Rs 1K cr turnover after posting strong FY25 growth

Targets to serve 1 million monthly travellers by 2027 and expand the network with 500 new SmartBus to join the fleet in the next 2 years

Bus services suspended between Karnataka, Maharashtra after attack on crew

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been suspended following the attack on the buses and the crew, a senior officer said on Tuesday. "We have suspended the bus services to Maharashtra since yesterday. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) too has stopped plying buses to Karnataka," a senior officer in the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) told PTI. In view of the tension prevailing in the border district of Belagavi over touchy issue, the decision was taken, he explained. Meanwhile, Narayana Gowda led Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) has given a call for 'Belagavi Chalo' on Tuesday. The KRV has decided to take out a march here in Belagavi, stage a protest and hold public meeting on Tuesday. The row over language started in Belagavi after a group of people allegedly intercepted the KSRTC bus and beat up its conductor and driver for not speaking to a passenger in Marathi. The passenger - a minor girl - too made a complaint sta

Maha transport authority to meet after 30 months, may clear MSRTC fare hike

The State Transport Authority in Maharashtra will meet after a long hiatus of 30 months Thursday and may approve the MSRTC's proposal to hike the passenger fare by 14 to 15 per cent, officials said. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation had sought the hike in fare under an automatic fare revision formula (AFRF) to mitigate the daily loss of Rs 2 to 3 crore. This proposal was sent to STA for approval last year. Buses operated by MSRTC travel across the length and breadth of Maharashtra with over 55 lakh passengers travelling daily. The 15,000-bus fleet being operated by MSRTC is considered the largest in India. An official said on Wednesday that the STA, chaired by the state transport secretary, had approved a 17.17 per cent fare hike for MSRTC-operated buses under the AFRF in its last meeting in 2022, following which the existing fare structure came into force on October 26 that year. The STA is mandated to conduct at least two meetings in a year under section 60 of the

BEST wet lease bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; some services hit

The contractual employees of a private operator hired by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking went on a flash strike at one of the depots in Mumbai early Monday morning, partially affecting the BEST bus services. While BEST did not disclose the reason for the strike, sources said it was triggered by the alleged mistreatment of a pregnant woman conductor by officials of the private operator. A BEST official said the services were affected on a few routes as the strike was limited to the Pratiksha Nagar depot, while a union leader claimed more than 100 buses of the private operator remained off the road. Notably, BEST, which operates nearly 3,000 buses and serves more than 30 lakh passengers daily, has been without a general manager for more than a week. An additional commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is currently holding charge of the position. BEST public relations officer Sudas Sawant told PTI that employees of the wet lease operat

Punjab Roadways, PRTC temp staff begin 3-day strike over job regularisation

The strike disrupted statewide bus services as commuters were left stranded at bus stops

Tata Motors receives order for 1,000 diesel bus chassis from UPSRTC

Tata Motors on Monday said it has received an order from the UP State Road Transport Corporation to supply 1,000 units of diesel bus chassis. The company received the order following a competitive e-bidding process, Tata Motors said in a statement. The bus chassis will be supplied in a phased manner as per mutually agreed terms, it added. "The Tata LPO 1618 bus chassis is engineered to deliver robust and reliable mobility with high uptime and low maintenance and operating costs. We look forward to commencing supplies as per the guidance of UPSRTC," Tata Motors Head Commercial Passenger Vehicle Business Anand S said. The latest order follows the successful fulfilment of a similar, larger order of 1,350 bus chassis received last year, which are currently running efficiently by the UPSRTC, the company said.

Shivneri Sundari: Maharashtra transport plan slammed for objectifying women

Many passengers have voiced their concerns against Shivneri Sundari, calling it a misguided effort that undermines women's empowerment

MSRTC employees' strike enters Day 2; 63 of 251 bus depots completely shut

The strike by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees for salary hike and other demands entered the second day on Wednesday, which continued to cripple the services and cause inconvenience to lakhs of passengers, especially ahead of the Ganesh festival. The employees are demanding salary parity with state government employees, seeking a pay scale adjustment to match that of their counterparts in the state sector. An MSRTC spokesperson said that due to the strike called by the action committee of 11 trade unions, 63 of its total 251 bus depots, 63 were completely shut, 73 were partially shut and the remaining 115 were fully operational. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has convened a meeting with MSRTC trade union leaders at the Sahyadri Guest House on Wednesday evening in a bid to resolve the issue. Due to the strike the passengers across the state are facing inconvenience. Besides the regular services, the operations of the MSRTC's extra Ganesh festival ...

Private bus operators in Rajasthan on one-day strike, demand tax waiver

Private bus operators of Rajasthan went on a one-day strike on Tuesday to press for their multiple demands, including increase in fare, simplification of the process for issuing temporary permits and tax waiver for buses unable to operate in rural areas due to rainfall, among others. There are nearly 30,000 private buses across the state which are not operating due to the strike today, Satyanarayan Sahu, president of the Bus Operators Association Rajasthan, said. These buses will not operate from 6 am to 8 pm on Tuesday, Sahu said. The bus operators are holding protests at various locations across the state, including Sindhi Camp here from where several private buses operate. "We have listed 24 points in our demand list, which were submitted to the Transport Department. There is resentment among the bus operators for not fulfilling the demands," Sahu said. He added that due to the strike, movement of about 40 lakh commuters is likely to be affected. After the demonstration, the b

TVS SCS wins new business deal for Eicher's bus facility in Baggad

VECV has been associated with TVS SCS since 2006 for in-plant logistics operations at its truck plant in Pithampur

Over 75% intercity passengers booked rides from 6 pm-12 am on redBus in '23

Over 75 per cent of all intercity bus passengers, who made bookings on the redBus platform, travelled between 6pm and 12 midnight in 2023, according to a report. The time from noon to 5pm was a distant second with 13 per cent of all travel occurring during this time, the online bus ticketing platform said in a report released on Friday. A total of 76 per cent of people made intercity travel bookings on the platform for journeys between 6 pm and 12 midnight, the report said. As per the report, on an average, more than 50,000 buses were available on the redBus platform per day in 2023. All calculations are as per data on the redBus platform for 2023. Additionally, according to the report, the popularity of AC buses remained high, constituting 63 per cent of all intercity bus bookings on redBus, higher than the 60 per cent recorded in 2023. As per the report, Tirupati and Shirdi were the most-visited pilgrimage destinations in 2023, followed by Nashik & Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar). The .

Delhi govt plans WhatsApp-based bus ticketing system on metro routes

The Delhi government is planning to launch a WhatsApp-based bus ticketing system in the national capital on the lines of the Delhi Metro, officials said. They said the Transport Department of the city government is working on rolling out the digital ticketing system for DTC and cluster buses. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) already has a WhatsApp-based ticketing system in place. The service was launched in May this year and subsequently extended to all corridors of the rapid transit system, including the Gurugram Rapid Metro. There will be a cap on the number of tickets a user can generate. For purchasing Delhi Metro tickets, passengers have to send a message with the text Hi' to +91 9650855800 on WhatsApp or scan the provided QR code to effortlessly purchase metro tickets using their smartphones across the whole network. Ticket cancellations are not allowed in WhatsApp ticketing. A marginal convenience fee is applied to transactions made via credit or debit card, while no

CM Patnaik launches affordable bus service in Odisha's Nabarangpur

Launching the programme through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar, Patnaik said LaccMI will bring happiness and joy to every household in the district

Karnataka's Shakti scheme records over 100 cr free rides worth Rs 2397 cr

The transport corporations in Karnataka have offered free services to over 100 crore users in five months. The free tickets are worth over Rs 2,397 crore

Ashok Leyland's Q2 net profit zooms over two-fold to Rs 569 crore

The company's revenue also surged by 19 per cent to Rs 11,429 crore

Maratha quota: KKRTC suspends bus services to Maharashtra after bus torched

The Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) has suspended its bus services to Maharashtra after one of its buses was set on fire by protesters at Omerga in that state during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation. However, no one was injured in the incident, a transport department official said on Tuesday. The state owned KKRTC bus was proceeding to Pune from Bhalki in Bidar when the incident occurred. "No one was injured in this incident as the protesters deboarded all the passengers and set the bus on fire. Quickly alternative arrangements were made to take the passengers to their destination," he said. "We will stop bus operations till normalcy is restored," the official added.

Govt to issue tenders for 3,000 e-buses under 'PM-ebus Sewa' by next week

The PM-eBus Sewa scheme, under which 10,000 e-buses will be provided to 169 cities under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, was approved by the Union Cabinet in August