Standing tall, but not in buses, Telangana acts on 7 ft tall RTC conductor’s struggle

At 7 feet tall, Amin Ahmed stands out in any crowd, but his height has become more of a burden than a blessing in his job as an RTC bus conductor. Posted at the Mehdipatnam depot, Ahmed has been silently enduring physical discomfort while navigating the tight confines of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses, which offer only 6.4 feet



of headroom.

According to reports, Amin Ahmed Ansari, a resident of Chandrayangutta, Shahinagar, lost his father, who was a head constable at the Kacheguda depot, in 2021. After completing his intermediate education, Ansari was offered a conductor’s position at the Mehdipatnam depot through the compassionate appointment scheme.