TSRTC suspends 2 discounted bus tickets

Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has suspended two specially discounted tickets in the buses within the suburban limits of Hyderabad from January 1, 2024, given the rush of passengers due to free rides for women.

TSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar announced on Sunday that Family-24 and T-6 tickets will be completely suspended from January 1. He said the decision was taken in the wake of increased passenger traffic due to the implementation of the Mahalakshmi scheme.

Sajjanar explained that to issue Family-24 and T-6 tickets, the conductors have to see the identity cards of the passengers and have to enter their age. "Due to the increase in traffic due to the Mahalakshmi scheme, the conductors are taking a lot of time to issue Family-24 and T-6 tickets. As a result, the journey time of the services is also increasing.

The organization has decided to withdraw Family-24 and T-6 tickets for reasons of inconvenience. These tickets will not be issued from tomorrow," he said. The new Congress government in Telangana on December 9 started the implementation of the Mahalakshmi scheme, offering free travel for women in TSRTC buses anywhere in the state. The women can travel for free in Palle Velugu and Express categories of buses in districts and City Ordinary and Metro Express buses in the limits of GHMC.