18 hours ago
Private LPS bus operators face parking problems
Jaipur: Private operators under Rajasthan Lok Parivahan Sewa (LPS) are facing challenges due to lack of designated parking space. Operators claimed that since the scheme's inception in 2015, they were instructed to run their Delhi and Agra-bound services from Narayan Singh Circle.
However, they were not allotted a parking spot when the govt shifted the Narayan Singh Circle bus stand to Transport Nagar on April 1.
"Since April 1, the state govt is showing a stepmotherly attitude towards us. Unlike Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation (RSRTC) or govt buses and private buses, they have not demarcated any space for us to use as a bus stand. With no designated place, our drivers are trying to pick up passengers from wherever it is possible.
We ended up paying fines of over Rs 1 lakh in the last three and a half months due to no-parking cases," said Kailash Chand Sharma, president of the union of LPS operators.
RTO officials from the regional transport office (RTO) refuted the claims and stated that all private buses had been allocated space in Transport Nagar, including those under the LPS. They admitted that there is a space crunch, and the govt is expanding the area of the private bus stand right next to the Bajri Mandi.
