Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (CLP)

Mangaluru, Jan 6: The Mangaluru RTO had made compulsory for all the bus services to use electronic ticket issuing machines, from January 1,2015. But only few bus services are following the new guideline.

It is learnt that a special checking is conducted at Mangaluru in all the places to book the buses who do not follow the guideline with fines being imposed and cases being registered against them.

The notice was given to all the bus services two months back. Many did not heed to the notice, hence notice was issued twice. The RTO made compulsory for all the bus services to use electronic ticket issuing machines from Thursday, January 1.

Now after it was observed that the directive has not been followed, RTO personnel have intensified the checking under the leadership of RTO officer Shridar Nayak.

While over 45 buses have been booked already, the number will just increase in the coming days as many of the buses still do not have the machines. It is also observed, some buses who have the machines, do not use them.

For the past few months, vehicles were constantly checked for valid documents, licence etc which gave hard time for the commuters, now the gear is shifted to the bus services. The RTO also had also issued uniform bus fares for the private buses. However some bus services are not even issuing the tickets to the passengers and thus cheating them.

To curb all the problems faced by the passengers, the RTO had issued the notice. It is high time for the bus service to use the electronic ticket Issuing machines soon or be ready to pay the fine or to come under the wrath of the RTO officers.