news details |
|
|
| KPWA members call on transport minister | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 22: A deputation of All J&K Passengers' Welfare Association called on Transport Minister Abdul Ghani Kohli and presented a memorandum of demands and problems being faced by the passengers in their journey.
According to press release, briefing the Minister, the president urged for convening a high level meeting to discuss, deliberate and resolve the problems of passengers. He pointed out that there is no credibility of transporters towards passengers, while operating the services in far-flung areas, resulting in multiple problems. He also said in his memorandum that the most burning demand is to slash the existing passengers' fare in the state in view of the considerable reduction in fuel prices. He further said that people are being looted by transporters in broad day light. He added that several times drivers and conductors misbehaved with the innocent passengers including senior citizens, women and students. He stressed upon the age fixation for drivers operating passengers' vehicles should be fixed 28 years minimum.
The memorandum stresses for registration of drivers and conductors route-wise; 50% concession in existing fare to those passengers, who travel standing; provision of First Aid box in every passengers' vehicle; proper procedure should be adopted for issuing fitness certificate to the passengers vehicles besides conducting physical verification of the concerned vehicle; all the passengers should be insured at the cost of transporters; students concession should be ensured round the clock and all days including holidays; Passengers Complain Cell should be created at every district head; installation of GPS and CCTV in all passengers vehicles; proper utilization of passenger welfare fund; the syoppage should be fixed to avoid jams and inconvenience; banning of music players in loud voice; to avoid unnecessary delay by the passengers vehicles on their respective routes; display of names of drivers and conductors, who are operating the vehicle; while operating the passengers vehicles drivers and conductors should be in proper uniform and complaint box should be fixed in every passenger vehicles. The minister gave a patient hearing and assured deputation redressal of all demands and problems of the passengers, besides promised to convene a high level meeting immediately of the Transport Secretary, Traffic Police, transporters and representatives of All J&K Passengers' Welfare Association. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
STOCK UPDATE |
|
|
 |
| BSE
Sensex |
 |
| NSE
Nifty |
|
|
| |
CRICKET UPDATE |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
