DTC buses make travel free for senior citizens

DTC buses make travel free for senior citizensNew Delhi: In a "gift"
to lakhs of senior citizens on the eve of World Elders Day, the Delhi
government today announced for them monthly DTC bus passes on payment
of nominal Rs 50 for travelling in non-AC buses and Rs 150 for
travelling in AC buses.
There will be no income ceiling for issuance of the passes to senior
citizens aged 60 and above.
"The monthly passes will be issued to all senior citizens in the city
and they will only have to provide proof of age to get it," Transport
Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said, adding the passes would be issued
from tomorrow.
He said the scheme is a gift to the senior citizens on the eve of
tomorrow's 'World Elders Day'.
 Earlier, concessional bus passes were issued based on income ceilings
to senior citizens. DTC has so far issued 4.5 lakhs passes to senior
citizens based on the income ceilings.
Lovely also announced extending free travel to blind persons in
air-conditioned buses also in Delhi and NCR region. Till now blind
persons could travel free only in non-AC buses.
Noting that financial health of DTC has improved significantly after
induction of the low floor buses, he said the daily average revenue
collection has increased to Rs 3.5 crore against Rs 75 lakh a few
months back.
He said transport department was trying very hard to further improve
the services of the DTC and as part of the efforts, global positioning
system has been installed in all the low floor buses to track their
movement and ensure adherence of the time table.
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