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The Hindu
a day ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Pushpak services see a ‘lean' phase
While Pushpak, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation's environment-friendly airport bus service, has remained a lifeline for thousands of daily commuters, a dip in passenger numbers of late have prompted the State-run transporter to quietly revise its ticket fares upwards. While the move upset some regular users, who took to social media to express their displease, recent data suggests that daily average ridership levels have seen a slump. Data over a 45-day period beginning June 1 this year indicates that while the services witnessed steady ridership in June, the numbers saw a decline in July. Since January this year, the occupancy ratio fell from 74% in January this year to 67% in July. To illustrate, the average daily passengers in January were over 5,100. In July, this number dipped to around 4,100. The TGSRTC pegs this to what they said is a general dip in passenger movement at the airport. Parallelly, the passenger traffic at the RGIA shows that the number of travellers handled by the airport management in June was higher with the single highest passenger traffic recorded on June 1. Passenger data for July was unavailable. Explaining the rationale behind the Pushpak fare hike, a TGSRTC official said 'The RTC did not increase ticket prices for more than 10 years. We saw a lot of changes in this decade, including costs related to crew utilisation and inflation. Over this period, the price remained constant, and after internal discussions with the management, the ticket price was increased accordingly.' Meanwhile, V. C. Sajjanar, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of TGSRTC, clarified that the months of June and July constitute a phase in which the State road transport undertaking deals with relatively fewer passengers. He said that the trend was not specific to Pushpak services. 'In these couple of months, we see that the holiday season comes to an end. With schools and colleges reopening, there is lower passenger activity as people travel less often, especially with their families. This is not just applicable to services to the airport, but to other services as well. It is a lean period for us,' he clarified. Mr Sajjanar also told The Hindu that a recent meeting with airport officials was held in which passenger traffic at the RGIA was discussed, along with Pushpak services.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
TGSRTC MD affirms commitment to solve workers' problems
While the State government has approved filling up 3,036 full-time posts, this process is facing delays on account of technical issues, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation Vice Chairman and Managing Director V.C. Sajjanar said. Mr. Sajjanar was speaking at a meeting of the TGSRTC's Employee Welfare Board meeting on Tuesday where he affirmed his commitment to resolve issues of its 42,000 employees. The meeting comes amid strained relations between the TGSRTC's management and unions. Speaking to workers, he said the TGSRTC management, with State government support, would solve workers' issues in a phased manner. Touching upon recruitments, he said that the kin of as many as 2,350 workers who had passed away were given employment in the corporation. Touching upon criticism over staff being strained on account of the implementation of the Mahalakshmi Scheme, he said the management is cognisant of the workload issue for which drivers and conductors will be recruited on a temporary basis. He also accused the TGSRTC management's critics of spreading false propaganda.
