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The Congress party believes that poll guarantees like free bus travel for female passengers under the Shakti scheme and a monthly aid of Rs 2,000 through the Gruha Lakshmi Scheme will attract women voters. However, the BJP says that these poll guarantees will drive the state into bankruptcy and will not impact the Lok Sabha polls. ....
“For the FAME subsidy, the lease model of procuring buses is mandatory. Since this is the only way the subsidy is available, STUs are forced to adopt the lease model even when they can and would prefer to buy and operate the buses themselves,” explained Shaheen Shasa from the Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike (BBPV). ....
The QR code is mapped to the bank account of the depot the buses are assigned to. The corporation can monitor the transactions on a dashboard placed at the depots. If required, conductors can authenticate the transactions through the business version of the application, and depot officials can initiate a refund transaction. ....
Experts BM spoke to said BMTC drivers and conductors are under tremendous work pressure. Not only are the crew expected to complete a certain number of trips in an eight-hour shift, which is difficult in Bengaluru traffic, but there is also a lack of a fair and just working environment at depot level, which puts them under extreme pressure that manifests in their day-to-day conduct. ....
Yashwanth Chavan, the chief public relations officer (PRO) of BMRCL had previously noted that while two coaches have been designated only for women, each coach has four CCTV cameras that are monitored by the train operator. ....