Bengaluru, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Tuesday said women in Karnataka have availed 227 crore free rides in government non-luxury buses under the 'Shakti' guarantee in the last one year, costing the state exchequer Rs 5,526.64 crore. She has come.
The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had launched the 'Shakti' scheme on June 11 last year - one of the five guarantees the party had promised ahead of the assembly elections.
These promises are said to have given immense electoral benefits to the Congress, which helped it oust the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government from power.
As the government celebrates one year of 'Shakti' guarantee implementation, Reddy said in a statement that 226.95 women traveled free in government buses.
Most of such journeys were made by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses (BMTC-71.45 crore), followed by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC-69.5 crore).North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) posted 52.12 crore and 33.47 crore free rides respectively.
KSRTC spent Rs 2,111.14 crore, NWKRTC Rs 1,352.68 crore, KKRTC Rs 1,125.81 crore and BMTC Rs 937.01 crore, the statement said.
Reddy said several measures have been taken to improve the public transport system such as approval for induction of 5,800 new buses. Additionally, 2,438 new buses have been inducted across the four transport corporations in recent times.
According to the minister, the state inducted new buses under the brand names 'Pallakki', 'Ashwamedh Classic', 'Kalyan Rath' and 'Amogh Varsha'.Recruitment has been approved for 9000 posts in the department. In this regard, appointment orders have been issued for the recruitment of 1,844 drivers-cum-conductors and technical assistants, Reddy said.
"Recruitment for 6,500 posts (KSRTC- 2,500 drivers-cum-conductors, BMTC-2,000 conductors, NWKRTC-1,000 drivers and 1,000 conductors) is under process and will be completed soon," the minister said.
He said the government has increased the accident relief compensation to dependents in case of death of any passenger in an accident while traveling in a bus operated by state-run corporations from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had launched the 'Shakti' scheme on June 11 last year - one of the five guarantees the party had promised ahead of the assembly elections.
These promises are said to have given immense electoral benefits to the Congress, which helped it oust the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government from power.
As the government celebrates one year of 'Shakti' guarantee implementation, Reddy said in a statement that 226.95 women traveled free in government buses.
Most of such journeys were made by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses (BMTC-71.45 crore), followed by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC-69.5 crore).North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) posted 52.12 crore and 33.47 crore free rides respectively.
KSRTC spent Rs 2,111.14 crore, NWKRTC Rs 1,352.68 crore, KKRTC Rs 1,125.81 crore and BMTC Rs 937.01 crore, the statement said.
Reddy said several measures have been taken to improve the public transport system such as approval for induction of 5,800 new buses. Additionally, 2,438 new buses have been inducted across the four transport corporations in recent times.
According to the minister, the state inducted new buses under the brand names 'Pallakki', 'Ashwamedh Classic', 'Kalyan Rath' and 'Amogh Varsha'.Recruitment has been approved for 9000 posts in the department. In this regard, appointment orders have been issued for the recruitment of 1,844 drivers-cum-conductors and technical assistants, Reddy said.
"Recruitment for 6,500 posts (KSRTC- 2,500 drivers-cum-conductors, BMTC-2,000 conductors, NWKRTC-1,000 drivers and 1,000 conductors) is under process and will be completed soon," the minister said.
He said the government has increased the accident relief compensation to dependents in case of death of any passenger in an accident while traveling in a bus operated by state-run corporations from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
