TSRTC to intensify checks on ticket-less travellers

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has decided to act tough against passengers travelling without ticket in the city buses, which was believed to have been affecting the passenger revenue.

The data with the TSRTC shows that on an average, around 1,000 cases were being booked against ticketless passengers in the city every month, during the surprise checks carried out by the officials. RTC officials said that despite the appeals of conductors and ticket checking officials to passengers, many continue to travel without tickets, impacting the passenger revenue of the public transport.

“On an average, the value



of passengers travelling without tickets amounts to Rs 12,000 per month. We find around 230 passengers travelling without tickets in the buses every month”, said a senior official.

The ticket checking activity in Greater Hyderabad Zone limits is carried out with 44 ticket travelling inspectors (TTI), who roam around in six jeeps and usually conduct inspections and checks without informing the bus conductors.

These TTIs at least conduct 6,500 inspections in the buses to look whether bus conductors are issuing tickets properly and ensure that every passenger travels with a ticket.