Rajasthan: Fine of Rs 2,000 maybe Imposed for Traveling in Buses Without Ticket

Preparations are being made to increase the fine on those traveling without tickets in roadways buses. Now if caught traveling in a roadways bus without a ticket, a fine of up to 10 times the entire route will be charged
Image Credit: Bhaskar
Image Credit: Bhaskar

Preparations are being made to increase the fine on those traveling without tickets in roadways buses. However, now if caught traveling in a roadways bus without a ticket, a fine of up to 10 times the entire route will be charged. This fine will be up to Rs 2,000 only, not more than that. The 1975 Roadways Act is being amended to increase the fine.

The Rajasthan State Road Transport Services (Amendment to Travel Without Ticket) (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Assembly on Thursday. However, the bill will be passed after the debate next week. After the bill is passed in the assembly, the provision of increasing the fine will come into force as soon as the governor's approval is received.

Now the fine will be 10 times

At present, a fine of five times the one-way fare is charged for traveling in roadways buses without a ticket. This is now being increased to 10 times, subject to a maximum fine of Rs 2,000.

Damage caused by ticketless passengers

Traveling on roadways without a ticket causes a lot of damage. Fines are being increased for controlling passengers without tickets. Rajasthan Roadways has been running in losses continuously for the last several years, so claims are being made to stop it by keeping a close watch on the wastage of revenue, but still the situation remains the same. Apart from passengers, there are other reasons for missing tickets made in roadways. Currently, only one cause of damage has been addressed. Roadways have also suffered heavy losses due to the closure of buses during the Corona period.

Increasing the fine, traveling without ticket will be reduced

Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said that it is necessary to increase the fine to check those traveling without tickets in roadways. The fine was not increased for a long time, so now it has been increased by bringing a bill.

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