Gurgaon: The Haryana highway department will immediately install CCTV cameras on the 4,500-strange bus and introduce e-ticketing.
The proposal is expected to increase transparency, approved state governments in meetings of high-strength purchasing committee.
The government has also provided sanctions around Rs 40 Crore for these projects.
According to road officials, the camera installation will not only increase security for female passengers but also help each highway depot to monitor and supervise compliance with the Covid-19 protocol.
“It’s been a long time, a necessity is felt to introduce CCTV cameras on the bus home to ensure safer for women and senior citizens.
Pandemic Covid-19 and a towering threat from the third wave makes it more important for this camera to be installed on the bus.
It will also Helping officials to monitor and supervise compliance with the Covid-19 protocol, “said a senior transportation department official, added that they had received complaints about passengers, bus drivers, and conductors often violated guidelines.
The e-ticketing system, which is expected to be rolled in the next six months, will help the department to check leaks that cause revenue deficits and bring transparency in the overall operation of the bus, officials said.
It is also expected to help the department to analyze data on passengers who are wise routes and thus planning their fleet.
“E-Ticketing is an effort to digitize daily bus operations and prevent income leakage.
Our internal investigation has revealed that some employees are involved in malpractices that cause losses, run to crores.
In addition, we are in the old route reorientation mode and find that More recently.
For this, we need accurate data about passengers.
E-Ticketing will help us in that case, “officially added.
CCTV CAMS, E-Ticketing on Haryana Bus immediately
