Chennai: Transport Minister Vijay Tamilan Parthiban announced several measures, including that “special buses will be operated in the morning and evening according to school timings in rural, hilly, and interior areas where adequate transport facilities are not available.”
New announcements made today in the Assembly by Transport Minister Vijay Tamilan Parthiban: > To ensure the safety of government bus passengers and improve real-time monitoring of buses, GPS devices and emergency assistance buttons will be installed in 13,490 government buses at a cost of Rs. 17.99 crore.
> The 5,665 pending motor vehicle accident compensation cases in the state transport corporations, amounting to Rs. 500.67 crore, will be resolved expeditiously.
> To ensure speedy relief for the legal heirs in accident death cases, the financial limit of the committee for out-of-court settlement will be increased from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh.
> Modern passenger amenities and commercial facilities will be developed through a public-private partnership model in the 35.03-acre bus depots and bus terminals of the state transport corporations, so as to generate non-fare revenue of Rs. 124.28 crore annually.
> A pilot project to install fuel sensors and a tire pressure monitoring system in 40 buses operating from one selected depot of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation will be implemented at a cost of Rs. 16.34 lakh.
> 100 diesel buses of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation, which are 7 years old and in good condition, will be converted into electric buses and operated. The necessary electrical infrastructure facilities for this will be created at a cost of Rs. 13.60 crore.
> A scheme to annually select 16 people, comprising 8 drivers and 8 conductors from transport corporations, and provide each with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an award will be implemented at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh.
> Special buses will be operated in the morning and evening, in line with school timings, in rural, hilly, and interior areas where adequate transport facilities are not available.
> To provide passengers across Tamil Nadu with a convenient, fast, and safe fare payment facility, the ‘Singara Chennai’ National Common Mobility Card scheme, currently in operation at the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation, will be expanded.
> ThinnAI - a simulated platform training related to road safety will be introduced. A new system for enforcing traffic regulations through dashboard cameras in vehicles will be introduced.
> A new Regional Transport Office will be built in Chennai Mandaiveli, and a new Motor Vehicle Inspector’s regional office will be built in Paramathi Velur, Namakkal.
