msrtc bus booking:Many women passengers have complained that they are not getting the 50% concessions on tickets while making online reservations for Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses.An MSRTC official said that women passengers can avail the concession if they buy tickets from MSRTC depots as well as from conductors on buses. “They can directly board the buses and buy tickets from conductors with 50% concession,” he said. Jayanti Chavan, who travelled from Pune to Mumbai earlier this week, booked her ticket via the MSRTC mobile application.
I could not avail the 50% concession for women and had to pay the full fare,” she said.While presenting the state budget for 2023-24 on March 9, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced that women passengers travelling on MSRTC buses will get 50% concession on fares. The same was implemented from March 17, resulting in rise in female ridership by more than 100%. As compared to the earlier daily ridership of 6-7 lakh, presently around 16 lakh women travel by MSRTC buses.
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Women passengers will get 50% concession on tickets on all types of buses run by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) from March 17, the State-owned transporter has announced.The benefit will be extended under the ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’ and the State government will reimburse the concession amount to the Corporation, said a press release by MSRTC on Friday morning.
While presenting the State’s budget for 2023-24 on March 9, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the finance portfolio, had announced 50% concession to all women passengers on the buses of the public transport body.MSRTC has a fleet of over 15,000 buses and ferries over 50 lakh passengers every day. It now offers 33% to 1005 concessions on tickets to various social groups, said the release.
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MSRTC officials said it would be difficult to determine how many women will be benefited from the scheme as they were not issuing gender-linked tickets earlier. MSRTC expects the population of women passengers to be in the range of 35-40% of its total bus users, they said.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, the Maharashtra government had announced 100% concession to senior citizens over 75 years and a 50% concession to travellers aged between 65 and 74 years on all types of MSRTC buses.
The Corporation Shared These Deets In The Recent Press Release
MSRTC runs more than 15,000 buses every single day. More than 50 lakh passengers use these buses for transporting to different corners of the state. The corporation shared all these numbers in its recent press release, issued on Friday. Not only just women but there are also several concessions and discounts for passengers belonging to different social groups. These discounted ticket prices range from 33 per cent to 100 per cent.
The officials of the corporation are a bit unsure about how to establish the exact number of women passengers finding the 50 per cent concession to be helpful and valuable. This is the first time that MSRTC will be working on issuing tickets based on gender. It can be said that about 35 per cent to 40 per cent of these public bus passengers are women.
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What is the time for Msrtc reservation?
e-ticket booking / cancellation timings are 00:30 To 23:30 IST.
How do I use MSRTC app?
To use mobile app on Android mobile phones passengers can go to Google Play Store on their mobile phone to download MSRTC Reservation Mobile App and sign up and sign in on the mobile app. For booking MSRTC advance tickets passengers can make online payments using secure Net-banking and Credit/Debit card.
What is the age for half ticket in MSRTC?
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, the Maharashtra government had announced 100% concession to senior citizens over 75 years and a 50% concession to travellers aged between 65 and 74 years on all types of MSRTC buses.