I think that this is the highest bus travel concession I have heard of in India.
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TNN | Aug 18, 2016, 12.55 PM IST
INDORE: Relief is on the horizon for students, handicapped and senior citizens travelling in buses running under Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd. (AICTSL) in the city. The AICTSL has announced to give a 75 per cent concession in bus fares for passengers of the three groups.
In a meeting held to review the services of AICTSL, the company's president Malini Gaud and other officials decided to provide a concessional travel to the passengers of these three groups.
"Now passengers of these three groups can enjoy a concessional commute in buses of AICTSL. The decision has been taken to creating a safe and convenient mode of public transport for passengers that too at a reasonable pricing and also to increase its utility," said officials with AICTSL on Wednesday.
Passengers, including students, handicapped and elderly will be provided monthly passes at 75 per cent of concessional price under mayor's pass scheme. They will have to produce valid ID cards issued by competent authority to avail the benefits.
Officials said that a proposal in this regard was taken up for discussion and subsequently given approval in the meeting convened at the AICTSL premises. "There will be separate monthly passes for passengers of these three groups, but it will be priced uniformly at just Rs.200," said AICTSL CEO Sandeep Soni. The normal price of these monthly passes is Rs.800, he added.
Both school and college students can avail the concession on the basis of their identity cards. Similarly, commuters having a certificate of physical disability can avail the benefit of this scheme, and citizens with 60 and above this age group can also avail this benefit, said AICTSL officials.
Board members also gave green signal to develop new bicycle-on-hire stations and tracks to encourage citizens to use bicycles in their day to day activities. "To promote use of bicycles in the city, the board has also decided to develop i-bike stations in few other locations of the city.
They also gave nod to the second outlet of bike-on-rent service being run under the umbrella of AICTSL. The outlet is located in front Indore Railway Station. In the meeting, the board of directors was also apprised about the on-going installation work of LED display boards in I-buses. Currently, AICTSL is operating a fleet of more than 170 buses, including 37 i-buses, 73 city-buses and 65 midi-buses.
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