1017 Public Sector Road Transport Corporations in India can sell Advance Bulk Coupon Books of Tickets to increase their Occupancy Ratio

We have seen how Private Airlines in INdia, like KingFisher (More are to follow in getting broken), have not only junked themselves, but have also caused rot in the Indian Public Sector Carriers Air India and Indian Airlines. Similar junking is going to take place in Telecom Sector, and Public Sector BSNL too is going to fall prey to the poaching by Private Sector wallahs like AirTel and Reliance (both blame one another). When it comes to Public Sector State Road Transport Corporations, we have seen how a Private Travel by name Kesineni Travels, and another named Divakar Travels (These are only two. There are numerous other Private Sector Travel Fellows) have through their unhealthy cut-throat-competitive practices have caused incalculable losses to Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. This type of State of Affairs of Private Travels making Public Sector Road Transport Corporations is not limited only to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and not only to States in India. It is a Universal Practice. It should be for the people of the respective countries and States to oppose such unhealthy practices and save their Roadway Corporations, Railways, Airlines from further bankruptcies and frenzies of Privatisations by the respective Governments.

Our Readers may know that the United Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad, used to be for sometime the largest in the World, in terms of Fleet of Buses. The number of Bus Stations it owned and operated at its expense sans any additional charge to passengers, with good facilities to passengers, though may not be upto European or North American Standards, also used to be very large in the world, probably the largest number.

A.P.S.R.T.C has reduced its basic minimum ticket price from Rs. 7 to Rs.5/-

The reduction in price, the Corporation has attributed to the problem of getting small change. Well, we need not find fault with RTC for their decision. They have their own set of field level operational problems. It will also help the APSRTC to improve its Occupancy Ratios, and overcome competition from Autos, Private Buses and Minibuses,

APSRTC and other State RTCs should introduce sale of bulk advance coupon ticket books with counterfoils

While travelling in APSRTC Buses, I have come across many times, passengers giving Rs. 500/- or Rs. 2,000/- notes to Conductors, for buying tickets. The Passengers too have their own set of problems. In India, in Andhra Pradesh digital transactions have not yet picked up. Besides, for low value transactions like purchase of short distance bus tickets, digital transactions are neither convenient nor economical. One suggestion which I can give, is sale of advance ticket coupon books containing 30 / 60 / 100 tickets.

In India, usually, salaries and wages are paid on monthly basis, except in case of agricultural laborers. Whether monthly wages are paid, or daily/weekly wages are paid, people commute to their work places daily. That means every month they will be buying (after deducting 4 Sundays, and some holidays), 25 days x 2 (to and fro) = 50 tickets every month. Many such commuters may not hesitate to purchase bulk ticket books of 30, 50, 60, 100 numbers.

I have given above a simple model of ticket books which can be sold with counterfoils. These tickets may be sold with some discount of say from 3 to 10% as an incentive.

How advance ticket book method will be better than the Cat Cards which APSRTC is issuing at present

Ans: Cat CArds have not solved the problem of the card holders buying their journey tickets in buses. Cat Cards only dealt with the Incentive Problem. Cat card holders also have to give sufficient cash and change to conductors towards fare.

Advance Tickets must be printed on quality security paper with water marks, bar codes, embossed marks etc. etc. to prevent counterfeiting.

How they can be used: Before or immediately boarding the bus, the passenger should write on the ticket in his bulk ticket book, the place where he boarded the bus. Where the passenger is illiterate, he-she can take help from co-passengers. He-she should keep the ticket ready for handing over to conductor, instead of cash.

When a conductor approaches a passenger for ticket, the passenger will give the ticketand retain the counterfoil in the book with him/herself. Conductor will with his ball pen initial on the counterfoil. The Counterfoil book will serve as proof for the passenger. (This procedure of conductor's initialling can be discontinued, if there are no disputes about delivery of tickets.

In case any Traffic Inspectors / Ticket checking flying squads board the bus and carryout a surprise check on passengers, the passengers can show their counterfoil books.

Till bulk advance ticket book sales system becomes popular, existing system of Cash sales of that day's tickets in buses may be continued.

Conductors at the end of the day, submit all the advance tickets collected from passengers, as equivalent of cash, to the Depot Cash Office. They can check the genuineness of tickets on random basis, using some bar code machines, Ultra Violet Ray Machines, and other specially made machines for the purpose. Adhar Numbers on the tickets can also help in tracing out the Passenger's name and address, where needed.

If any counterfeit tickets are encountered, conductors can be given precautions for nabbing the culprits. Where counterfeiting is found to be rampant, conductors can also be given hand-instruments to carry out random checks of tickets, in case of doubts.

The tickets need not be route-specific. But they can be Depot Specific, Region Specific, Zone Specific. In long distance routes, people do not normally travel daily or frequently. Hence advance ticket books will not be popular in long distance routes. The books will be useful only for short distance routes, that means the ticket book issue, and the ticket book usage will often be in the same Depot Area or in the same Region or Zone. That means, verification of genuineness of tickets will be easy at local area levels. If necessary, APSRTC can have a Computer Network (its own dedicated network, or a network linked through Internet), for verifying the genuineness of the Advance Ticket Books, by typing ticket number or book number.

Validity period of the Advance Ticket Books

Normal validity can be: Left over period of current calender year + Forthcoming one calender year. Example: A ticket sold on 1st Dec. 2017 will be valid upto 31st Dec. 2018. A ticket sold on 2nd Jan 2017 will also be valid upto 31st Dec. 2018.

To come back and continue adding / deleting / modifying.

952 Part 4 of Closure of Private Tours-Travels in Andhra Pradesh

Private Sector Businesses are like Octopuses. Anything entangled and wrapped up into the tentacles of Octopus cannot get out easily. Coexistence of Private and Public Sector is never possible because Private Sector Businesses do not entertain any social responsibilities. They want Super Profits, whereas Public Sector Businesses survive on and aim at Normal Profits. Private Sector Businesses aim at Super Profits because their promoters want to become Super Rich and build their Empires Super Fast. While pursuing their trajectories of Greed, Private Sector Businesses sometimes forget the precautions for safety, and take undue risks, consequently exposing their stakeholders to untold miseries. They also do not worry about legality or, illegality of their businesses, as long as Super Profits can be minted. The Closure of Kesineni Tours and Travels, Vijayawada can also, probably be, quoted as examples for these characteristic features of Private Sector.

POLITICS FOR BUSINESS PERSONS CAN BE PROFITABLE, AS WELL AS, SLIPPERY

When the owner of Messrs. Kesineni Tours and Travels-- Shri Kesineni Srinivas alias Nani, entered into Indian Politics, and successfully contested as the Member of Parliament from Vijayawada Constituency, what prospects he might have had anticipated, we do not know. Many Citizens believe that he has spent around Rs. 1 billion (Rs. 100 crore) towards his 2014 Lok Sabha election expenses, and to publicise-patronize the walkathlon-pAdayAtra (A program of walking long distances undertaken by politicians to contact the public). Such diversion may, or may not be true. There is also an impression a part of the Funds of Travels Business was diverted to constructing a Hotel of a Subsidiary Company. Truth will come out only if an independent inquiry by a High Court Judge / CBI is ordered. Anyway, the Closure of Kesineni Travels is a hidden mystery-history.

APSRTC not willing take over the Buses of Kesineni Travels

Prajasakti Telugu Daily, Print Edition from Vijayawada, dated 14th Apr. 2017, page 9, has reported that Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation is not inclined to take over the Buses of M/s. Kesineni Travels. We shall see some quotes from this Prajasakti News, which unfortunately no other TV Channel / Print Paper did not bother to publish. Approx. For the benefit of my Readers who do not know Telugu, English equivalent of Prajasakti News, is given side by side. My congratulations and gratitude to Prajasakti News Paper for publishing this great public interest news.

కేశినేని ట్రావెల్స్‌ బస్సుల్ని తీసుకుంటే నిర్వహించలేమని ఆర్టీసీ చెప్తుండగా తన బస్సుల్ని ఆర్టీసీ తీసుకునేలా చూడాలని ఎంపి కేశినేని నాని సిఎం చంద్రబాబును కోరినట్లు తెలిసింది. గురువారం జరిగిన రవాణా శాఖ సమీక్షలో సిఎం దీనిపై రవాణా, ఆర్టీసీ అధికారులతో మాట్లాడినట్లు సమాచారం. While RTC is telling that they cannot manage the buses of Kesineni Travels if they take over, it transpired that M.P., Shri Kesineni Nani has requested C.M., Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu, to see that RTC takes over his buses. There is information that Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu is reported to have talked about it with the RTA and RTC Officials, in his Review of Transport Department, held on Thursday.

కొత్తగా ఎసి బస్సుల్ని తీసుకోవడం వల్ల నష్టాలు మరింత పెరుగుతాయని అధికారులు చెప్పగా దాని గురించి ఆలోచించొద్దని, బస్సులు తీసుకునే మార్గాన్ని చూడాలని ఆర్టీసీ అధికారులకు సిఎం సూచించినట్లు తెలిసింది. దీంతో ఈ విషయం పెద్ద చర్చనీయాంశమైంది. It transpired that Officilas have indicated that if now AC Buses are taken over, losses would go up. CM is reported to have indicated to the Officials not to think about that and that they should see a way to take over the buses.

మరోవైపు కేశినేని బస్సులు తీసుకోవద్దని పలు కార్మిక సంఘాలు చెప్తుండగా తన బస్సులు తీసుకునేలా చూడాలని కేశినేని ఓ కార్మిక సంఘంతో చర్చిస్తున్న ట్లు తెలిసింది. While on one side, many Labor Unions are saying that Kesineni Buses are NOT TO BE TAKEN OVER, it transpired that Shri Kesineni is talking to one Labor Union, so as to see that his buses are taken over.

దీంతో కేశినేని వ్యవహారం ఇప్పట్లో తీరేలా కనిపించడం లేదు. బస్సులు తీసుకోవడమంటే ఆర్థికంగా నష్టపోవడమేనని ఆర్టీసీ అధికారులు చెప్తున్నా నష్టాల గురించి ఆలోచించకుండా ముందుకెళ్లేందుకు వినూత్నంగా ఆలోచించాలని, పట్టుబట్టుకుని కూర్చోవద్దని ఆగ్రహాన్ని వ్యక్తం చేసిన సిఎం చివరకు సాధ్యాసాధ్యాల్ని పరిశీలించాలని సూచించినట్లు సమాచారం. With this, the Kesineni affair does not appear to get settled in short run. Information is that: Despite RTC Officials telling that 'Taking over buses means incurring financial losses', CM has expressed anger, and advised them to examine the possibilities, without thinking about losses, and to think creatively/with novelty, and not to sit adamently on what they say.

కేశినేని సంస్థలో చాలా బస్సులు కండిషన్లో లేవని, దీనివల్ల నిర్వహణా పరంగా నష్టం వస్తుందని ఆర్టీసీ యాజమాన్యం సిఎం దృష్టికి తీసుకెళ్లింది. అయితే కండిషనల్లో వున్న బస్సుల్ని తీసుకోవాలని సిఎం అన్నట్లు సమాచారం. రవాణా అధికారులు మాత్రం దీనికి విముఖంగా ఉన్నారు. కార్మిక సంఘాలతో ఆర్టీసీపై ఒత్తిడి తీసుకొచ్చేందుకు ఎంపి ప్రయత్నిస్తున్నారని, ఇది సరైన పద్ధతి కాదని అంటున్నారు. In the Kesineni organisation, many buses are not in condition, and owing to this, operational losses are being incurred. This has been brought by RTC Management to the notice of the Chief Minister. The information is, that CM has advised them to take over buses which are in condition.

ఇప్పటి వరకు ప్రైవేట్‌ ట్రావెల్స్‌ బస్టాండు ముందే బస్సుల్ని పెట్టి ప్రయాణికుల్ని ఎక్కించుకు వెళుతున్నాయని, వాటిని కేశినేని నాని కూడా ప్రోత్సహించారని, ప్రజాప్రతినిధిగా ఆయన ఆర్టీసీ నష్టాల్ని పట్టించుకోలేదని అధికారులు చెప్తున్నారు. Officials say that, till now, private buses have been placing their buses before the Bus Stands, and weaning away Passengers, that Shri Kesineni too has encouraged those, and as a People's Representative he did not bother about the losses of RTC. br />
సంస్థ నష్టపోయిందని చెప్పిన అదే వ్యక్తి తన బస్సులను ఆర్టీసీ తీసుకోవాలని ఒత్తిడి తేవడమంటే సంస్థను అవమానించడ మేనని, దీనిపై చర్చ జరగాల్సిన అవసరం ఉందని అంటున్నారు.

అయితే కేశినేని విషయంపై రాజకీయ కోణంలో నూ అనేక విమర్శలు వస్తున్నాయి. భవిష్యత్‌లో ఆర్టీసీని జిల్లాల వారీగా విడదీసి నిర్వహించనున్నారని గతంలో వార్తలొచ్చాయి. దీనివల్ల నిర్వహణా భారం తగ్గి నష్టాలు తగ్గుతాయని ప్రభుత్వం అంచనా వేసింది. ఆర్టీసీని జిల్లాల వారీగా విడదీస్తే నిర్వహణను ప్రైవేట్‌ సంస్థలకు అప్పగించనున్నారు. ఈ కోణంలోనే కేశినేని తన బస్సులను ఆర్టీసీలోకి పంపించడం ద్వారా భవిష్యత్‌లో జిల్లాల వారీగా ఏజెన్సీలను స్వాధీనం చేసుకోవాలనే ఆలోచనలో ఉన్నట్లు ఆర్టీసీ కార్మిక సంఘాల నాయకులు చెప్తున్నారు. There are many criticisms in political angle about Shri Kesineni. There were past reports that, in future, RTC is going to be divided District-wise and run. Govt. has estimated that by doing that, operational costs will fall, and losses can be controlled. They are going to hand over operations to Private Organisations, if RTC is divided District-wise. RTC Employee leaders say that, from this angle only, Shri Kesineni by sending his buses to APSRTC, is planning to take possession of Districtwise Agencies in future.

yb-a-donkey's views which are not intended to be imposed on others

APSRTC taking over the Buses of M/s. Kesineni Travels can lead to several critical problems. 1. RTC's sickness can increase. 2. Existing employees of APSRTC may resent merger, owing to possibility of dilution of their own service and working conditions. 3. Management will be overburdened.

I have already given one work around solution:

NEW ANDHRA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION (NARTC) SHOULD BE STARTED

Andhra Pradesh Government can invest a Seed Capital of Rs. 1 billion (Rs. 100 crore) in the NARTC.

APSRTC can also invest some amount symbolically, so that Representatives of APSRTC can be inducted into the Board of NARTC.

NARTC has, initially, to pay the same wages which the defunct Kesineni Travels used to pay to its drivers, conductors and mechanics (etc). When the profits of NARTC reach a reasonable level, new wages can be negotiated with NARTC Workers Unions. These can be more / less than the wages paid by APSRTC to its workers.

Workers of NARTC can be given representation on their Corporation's Board. APSRTC's workers can also be given representation on the NARTC Board , and vice versa.

NARTC can fix its own charges, may be more/less than APSRTC Fares.

NARTC can be permitted to use the APSRTC Bus Stands. APSRTC can collect charges from NARTC for using its Bus Stations. This will improve the non-fare Income of APSRTC.

Wherever the APSRTC Bus Stations are congested / overcrowded, but if APSRTC has vacant spaces at the same site , or at some other sites in that Town / City APSRTC can lease them out to NARTC.

APSRTC and NARTC should not form Cartels for jacking up fares. At the same time, they should not indulge in cut-throat competition with one another making one another sick. They should have friendly competition, while trying to help one another.

Unemployed-existing Workers of Kesineni, workers of APSRTC can also be invited to purchase shares in NARTC, with no provision for Resale in Stock Exchanges. However, they can be permitted to re-sell their shares to their co-workers in NARTC and APSRTC.

VOCABULARY NOTES ON THE WORD 'TRAJECTORY' trajectory/trəˈdʒɛkt(ə)ri,ˈtradʒɪkt(ə)ri/. noun
The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. a curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle.
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951 Part 3 of Private Travels closures, Future of Public Sector Bank Loans to Private Travels, Future of APSRTC, some solutions

I have no love or hate relationship with any bourgeoisie political party in Residual Andhra Pradesh or India. My interest in writing this particular blog post is, the problems which closures of Private Travels such as Kesineni Travels, Kaleswari Travels are likely to pose to Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, probably the largest Public Sector Road Transport Corporation in India, and the World (in terms of number of buses), and which is reported to be a Guinness Book of Records holder. My concern is also about the problems which Indian Public Sector Banks in India, and especially the PSBs in Residual Andhra Pradesh are likely to face, when their indiscriminate careless lendings to Private Tours and Travels become NPAs. I am also deeply distressed about the problems which the families of displaced Private Tours-Travels Staff i.e. the Proletariat (drivers, cleaners, mechanics, booking clerks, accountants, etc.) are likely to face in an alround miserable unemployment situation in the State and the Country.

It has been found by Googling on the Net, that M/s. Kesineni Travels who were earlier owning nearly 400 buses, have already sold approx. 230 buses, leaving the 170 buses which they now have at the time of closure on April 2017. It is not clear to whom they have sold their 230 buses. If they have sold their buses to other Private Operators in Residual Andhra Pradesh, then probably the drivers, cleaners, mechanics etc. relating to the 230 buses might have been absorbed by the buyers. In such a case, the Proletariat may not have immediate problem of unemployment, but they cannot ask for rises in wages till at least one two years ahead, as their primary concern of job security itself will be in jeopardy.

If the buses were sold to operators located in other States of India, then those buyers may be interested to appoint their own drivers, cleaners, mechanics. In such a case, the Proletariat will have a serious unemployment problem.

It is not clear whether M/s. Kesineni Travels have obtained any Public Sector Bank Loans for the 230 buses they have sold, and if so, they have repaid PROPORTIONATELY their loans to the Banks. Let us hope that they have cleared their loans in respect of those 230 buses which were alledged to have been sold.

Early Reports indicated that they will be selling the remaining 170 buses also. But the position seems to have changed. Now, it appears that they may propose to sell only some buses which are more than 5-7 years old, and retain the remaining buses. Whatever be the case and the number of buses on sale, the first thing will have to be, that they have to clear Public Sector Bank Loans,PROPORTIONATE TO THE NO. OF BUSES SOLD.

Allegations of Mr. Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, YSRCP MLA from Chandragiri, that KESINENI IS DOING A MALLYA.

Reputed English Newspaper -Times of India Print Edition, Vijayawada , dated 11th April 2017, Page 3 has published two reports.

1. Titled: Nani mulls selling luxury buses to clear bank loans.

2. Kesineni is doing a Mallya, says YSRC. This allegation is by Mr. Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, YSRCP MLA, from Chandragiri Constituency, near Tirupati. The reference to 'Mallya' is a comparison to Mr. Vijay Mallya of United Breveries and Kingfisher Airlines who evaded Bank loans to the tune of about Rs. 80 billion and fled to (resettled in?) London for safety.

This comparison by Mr. Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy is ridiculous. The Bank Loans outstanding o/a Kesineni Travels is reported to be just Rs. 40 crore (.4 billion) as against 80 billion of Mr. Vijay Mallya. Besides, there is no proof that Kesineni Travel is a Willful Defaulter. Such comparisons ought not to have been made by YSRCP MLAs.

SANCTION OF LOANS TO PRIVATE TRAVEL OPERATORS BY PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

This ought not to have been done by Public Sector Banks on a large scale, because RUNNING LUXURY BUSES ONLY FOR 'CONTRACT CARRIAGES' is not economically viable in Andhra Pradesh. A few buses will be sufficient for the purpose. The businesses run by Private Travels in Andhra Pradesh is by inference ILLEGAL, because the buses are run as Stage Carriages, in connivance with SOME Road Transport, Police, and APSRTC Officials. For illegal and illicit businesses, though they may not be officially and formally declared as 'illegal', Public Sector Banks cannot extend loans on large scale, doing Credit Appraisal, taking into consideration, their viability as Stage Carriers. TOP MANAGEMENTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS MUST OPEN THEIR EYES, BECAUSE SIMILAR THINGS MAY BE GOING ON NOT ONLY IN VIJAYAWADA AND HYDERABAD, but all over India.

News report: "RTC Staff remind Vijayawada MP On Payback Time"

RTC Employees' Union General Secretary is reported to have said:

"...Nani and other Private Travel Operators have earnd crors of rupees by operating buses on profitable routes but APSRTC incurred huge losses as it had to run services in villages and remote areas. They earned crores all these years. It is payback time for Nani. ..."

"...Nani should hand over all his buses to RTC free of cost. 'this will save the Corporation a lot on purchasing the new buses..."

ONE SUGGESTION WHICH CAN BE GIVEN AT THIS JUNCTURE

ybdonkey's views which are not intended to be imposed on others

Handing over buses to RTC free of cost, as suggested by RTC Unions does not appear to be practicable.

Both the present ruling party TDP, and the past ruling parties Congress-YSRCP-Kiran Congress have all encouraged Private Travels at the expense of Public Sector APSRTC. Anyway, it is all history, and spilt milk.

Even now we cannot believe that, Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu, the present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will be interested to do justice to APSRTC, or the displaced workers of private travel workers, or the Public Sector Banks for their NPAs. Yet, if he is sincere, he can appoint an Expert Committee of Independent persons such as Judges (Sitting/Retired), Valuers-Survyors-Engineers), Private Labor Representatives, RTC Labor Representatives, RTC Management Representatives, Pvt. Travel Owners Representatives, Public Sector Bank Representatives and other stake holders.

2. Market Value, Forced Sale Value (Auction value) of the 170 buses is to be arrived at.

3. Start a New Public Sector RTC with a suitable name such as 'New Andhra SRTC', State Government providing Seed Capital to the New Andhra SRTC. APSRTC also may be permitted to invest into the venture.

4. Convince the Lending Banks for a Novation of their Loans, marking repayment of the loans payable by Kesineni Travels as REPAID , and introducing "New Andhra SRTC" as the new Debtor, with rescheduled instalments. In other words 170 bus loans of M/s. Kesineni Travels are to be transferred to the New Andhra SRTC.

5. New Andhra SRTC has to absorb the employees working on the 170 buses, continuing the same salaries which were being drawn by the Private Travel Employees prior to closure. The New Andhra SRTC can raise their employee wages, when it starts earning profits.

6. New Andhra SRTC should be issued Stage Carriage Permits, and- All India Permits for Inter-State Routes as per rules

7. We cannot have monopolies, because monopolies can breed inefficiencies and complacencies. There should be competition among Public Sector RTCs. APSRTC should be able to compete with the New Andhra SRTC.

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947 Part 2 of aftermath of collapse of Kesineni Travels, how Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu may or may not handle

In India, road transport system, seems to be in a mixed state in the sense that some States like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have a well-developed Public Sector Road Transport Corporations equipped with thousands of buses covering thousands of kilometers and carrying millions of passengers everyday, whereas some other States like Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh have very underdeveloped private sector buses and potholled roof-torn bus stations. States with denser network of railway coverage, seem to be neglecting Public Sector Road Transport Corporations (hereafter I call them RTCs). In those States, politicians owning private bus companies seem to be obstructing the development of public sector RTCs. I had a few occasions of seeing some bus stations in a dilapidated and decaying State. 1) Gaya, Bihar. A District Head Quarter City. 2) Jamshedpur, also popular as Tata City having TISCO (Steel), TELCO (Automobile) Plants. In both the cities, I found the Public Sector RTC Bus stands and RTC Buses in a primitive state of maintenance and development.

ANDHRA PRADESH and TELANGANA STATES

In the United Andhra Pradesh State of prior to 2014 June, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation used to be very strong, with international and national reputation for various parameters of efficiency. Now, we have two separate RTCs-- Telangana SRTC, and Residual APSRTC. Both the RTCs seem to be incurring operating losses, which are mainly attributable to 1) low occupancy ratios caused by cutthroat competition from Private Bus Companies. 2) High incidence of road and other taxes. 3) Failure of State Governments to compensate / compensate in time, for the concessions extended to various classes of bus pass such as a) student passes b) Govt. Employee passes. 4) Not permitting Public Sector RTCs to raise charges in proportion to increase in costs.

ROLE OF VIJAYAWADA BASED PRIVATE BUS COMPANIES IN MAKING APSRTC SICK

Everybody knows that Vijayawada based Private Bus Companies played a major role in lowering the occupancy ratios of APSRTC Buses. The Private Bus Companies were taking permits to ply CONTRACT Buses (To run them on whole bus contract basis for purposes such as marriages, pilgrimages, with predetermined starting point, terminus, with no intermediate boarding/alighting), but were running them as Stage Carriages (With provision for boarding and alighting by passengers, issuance of tickets enroute, employing conductors on the buses). The Private Bus Companies specialised in HEAVY TRAFFIC LUCRATIVE PROFITABLE ROUTES such as Vijayawada-Hyderabad, Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada-Bengaluru, Vijayawada-Shirdi. They have no burden of running buses to non-profitable rural routes, called 'palle velugu' in Telugu (English: rural lights). Nor do they have to honour/issue free Student Bus Passes. APSRTC has been burdened with everything. This lacuna, every ruler of Andhra Pradesh, both past, and present, knows. Yet they do not have any sympathy towards APSRTC. On the other hand, rulers themselves have started owning and running Private Bus Companies in hidden-benamy names.

Related Links, and earlier posts

1. Post No. 488 at this blog .

1. Post No. 770 at this blog .

1. Post No. 946 at this blog. . .

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946 It is high time that Public Sector Transport Corporations are strengthened in India

On 1st April 2017, The Hindu.com reported that Kesineni Travels, Vijayawada, owned by Shri Kesineni Nani, MP from Vijayawada, is closing. Link: Click here to go to http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/kesineni-nani-quits-transport-business/article17755772.ece and see the earliest report on this subject.. Here is a quote from the report:

“The MP is upset over repeated accusations that the private travels mafia is pulling the strings. So, he has decided to quit the transport business with a sole objective that his business interests should not bring disgrace to the party (TDP),” said sources close to Mr. Nani.

The MP has been at loggerheads with the officials demanding action against the errant private travels. Mr. Nani and Vijayawada (Central) MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao were pulled up by the Chief Minister following their apparent rude behaviour with Transport Commissioner N. Balasubrahmanyam. Subsequently, they apologised to the Transport Commissioner.

After the Meeting of Shri Kesineni Srinivas (Nani), with Shri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, with the Chief Minister of Residual Andhra Pradesh, it appeared as though Mr. Srinivas has relented, and that Kesineni Travels will continue as hitherto.

It appeared as though Mr. Nani was just trying to pressurise Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu, so as to soften him towards the Private Travels Businesses in Andhra Pradesh, particularly his own business, after the fiasco of TV Exposures of Rude Conversations of TDP Leaders with the Dy. Transport Commissioner , and his being subsequently compelled to tender an apology to the hurt RTA & IPS Officer, who was appealing to him with folded hands.

Mr. Naidu has done him a favor, by treating the matter as closed, without allowing the law to take its own course, as the matter is serious in the sense that a Public Servant was prevented from discharging his duties.

FRENCH VOCABULARY PHRASE: FAIT ACCOMPLI fait accompli/ˌfeɪt əˈkɒmpli,French fɛt akɔ̃pli/

a thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it.

Usage notes

Often said of something irreversible and/or performed without going through standard procedure, completed before those affected by it are in a position to query or reverse it.
Synonyms
done deal

source: Wikipedia.org

There is a Telugu proverb: "GAliki pOyE pEla pinDi krishNArpaNam". Approx. English: The popped flour flying away in the wind, is offered to Lord Krishna. The purport here is: The flour is going anyway, why not we offer to God and get 10 times in return! Anyway there are losses, time has come to close the business. Then why not do it in a lofty way saying "my business interests should not bring disgrace to the party (TDP)"

Now, we can get an impression that prior to meeting the Dy. Transport Commissioner itself, Mr. Nani seems to have made up his mind to close up his Travels Transport Business, may be due to extremely cut-throat competition from Private Travels operating from other States like Telangana and Arunachal Pradesh. He might have wanted to impress on the Dy. Transport Commissioner about the need to take stringent action/steps against competitors from other States like Orange Travels, which many people believe is secretly owned by Mr. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. But, somehow,it might not have materialised.

Besides, prior to bifurcation of United Andhra Pradesh, the Travels Business between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, and Hyderabad-Rajahmundry-Kakinada-Visakhapatnam used to be dominated by Vijayawada Travels Owners. After the dis-section of the State, two State Transport Authorities one at Hyderabad, and the other at Vijayawada, had emerged. This might have resulted in double payment of bribes, like a candle burning at both ends. It might have led to losses of travel operators from Coastal Andhra.

After the Divakar Travels' Bus Accident at Mullapadu, Jaggaiahpet Mandal, in which 10 passengers were killed, the bus being owned by the family of a Telugu Desam MP from Anantapur, Telugu TV News Channels have profusely highlighted the violation of CONTRACT BUS PERMIT TERMS, and PLYING THE CONTRACT BUSES AS STAGE CARRIERS. This might have at least partially forced the Government and the Transport Authority Officials to mount their rides, insisting on compliance with the Contract Carriage Permit Terms. This might have made the Private Travel Business in Residual Andhra Pradesh, non-viable, and hazardous, as at every stage, bribes will have to be paid.

Has the MP been hurt, by non-inclusion of his representative in the State Cabinet?

The MP might have insisted that his representative Mr. Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao be inducted into the Cabinet, which could not take place owing to various permutations and combinations relating to caste and District.

DID 2014 ELECTION EXPENSES, AND HIS SUPPORTING THE PADAYATRAS OF MR. CHANDRA BABU NAIDU, MAKE MR. NANI, TO INCUR LOSSES, AND force him TO CLOSURE OF BUSINESS

Many websites on Internet support this view. Even otherwise, commonsense will support this view. Elections in India are not a joke. 'Unbearable expenses' make India's Parliamentary Democracy a joke. All the Political Parties in the country, including the Left Parties mobilise Corporate donations. While parties mobilise Corporate Funds on a massive scale, they may not be distributing the funds to the Contestant candidates at grassroots level. After spending some amounts for printing publicity materials, for releasing newspaper and TV ads., after paying hires of charatered aircraft, remaining booty the political parties may be hiding with themselves, or remitting abroad for credit to secret numbered accounts.

HEAVY BURDENS ON CONTESTANT CANDIDATES

If contesting candidates are forced to spend their own money-- not only to get themselves elected, but also help the Assembly Candidates in their Lok Sabha Constitutency, poor candidates from Weaker Sections in the adjoining Constituencies, the MP contestants will get soaked with expense bills of all types. Those bills will affect the personal businesses of the contestants, making them to borrow from money lenders. If they get opportunities to recoup their expenses in their five year term as early as possible, their businesses will re-enter the progressive track, else their businesses will derail and everything will be topsy-turvy.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE - TOPSY-TURVY

Etymology

Earlier topside-turvey, topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy, where turvy probably means "overturned", from Middle English torven, torvien (“to throw; cast”), from Old English torfian (“to throw; pelt”), from Proto-Germanic *turbōną (“to fling, hurl”). Related to Old English tearflian (“to wallow, roll over”), Old English ġetyrfian (“to assail with missiles; attack; assault”). More at terve. Adjective

topsy-turvy (comparative topsy-turvier, superlative topsy-turviest)

Backwards or upside-down disorderly; chaotic.

Source Link:Wikipedia.org.

Additional related links: http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Kesineni-Travels-Hyderabad-reviews-925106966

yb-a-donkey's personal experience, not intended to be imposed on others

It happened at about 18 years back. My son was writing a Medical Entrance Test conducted by Karnataka State in Bengaluru, Karnataka State. I and my two sons visited Bengaluru. For return journey, we could not get train/APSRTC reservation towards Vijayavada. Consequently, we were forced to book a Private Travel ticket, and that happened to be Kesineni Travels. AS staying expenses were heavy, we had limited money for boarding and lodging, inasmuch as in those days there were no ATMs, we could not afford to stay longer in Bengaluru, Though I myself personally disliked to travel in a Private Bus, there was no alternative.

Ahead of the the stipulated time, we boarded the bus, and occupied our seats. Later three other passengers boarded the bus, and demanded us to vacate our seats, as according to them, they are reserved for them. We saw their tickets. They too were having valid tickets booked with the same seat numbers, same trip, same date etc. Some minutes later, the Driver came and asked us to vacate the seats and give them to the other claimants. We protested and resisted. The driver laughed and said: "It is common here to allot same seat numbers to different persons. Our experience shows that some people cancel their tickets later and before the bus starts, and we accommodate the waiting standing persons to occupy the seats falling newly vacant."

Then, I threatened the Driver/his assistant to drag their Travels to Consumer Forum. I do not know why, the driver did not say 'Do as you like. But vacate the sat'. Instead, he asked the other persons to get down, or proceed as standing passengers. They preferred to continue as standing passengers upto Vijayawada. (Bangalore is very costly!!! Nobody can afford to stay).

Then the driver/his assistant, made those three persons to sit in seats reserved for towns ahead.

At Madanapalli or Piler (I do not remember exactly), a pregnant woman and two of her relatives boarded the bus. Then driver's assistant asked the previous three persons to vacate the seats and give them to the pregnant woman and her two relatives, for whom the seats were reserved in advance. Those three persons did not accept. They started shouting, for the mismanagement.

Now, the driver's assistant asked the pregnant woman and her aids to sit on a flat wooden pITa (used in homes for dining on floor), laid by him on the floor of the bus, between the rows. That pregnant woman stretched her two legs, and tried a lot to continue her journey sitting on the wooden plate. Her situation became pitiable. Unable to see it, I vacated my seat and asked her to occupy my seat. She thanked me, and traveled in that seat upto Vijayawada. At Ongole or Kavali, a passenger got down, and I could get another seat.

After reaching home, I wrote two letters to Kesineni Travels, Vijayawada, bringing to their notice, how a pregnant woman was made to travel from Pileru to Vijayawada, sitting on floor-wooden-pITA. No reply was received from them. I thought that Private Sector fellows would not reply, and writing them would be hitting one's own head to a rock. I left it.

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770 EXPERIENCES AT PANDIT NEHRU BUS STATION, APSRTC, VIJAYAWADA. Why APSRTC is so cruel to the poor passengers? Why Mr. Naidu is insensitive to inconveniences to passengers?

A few days back, I had the privilege of visiting the Public Sector Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation Bus Station in Vijayawada City, the Capital of Residual Andhra Pradesh. Purpose: A friend of mine was carrying some luggage pertaining to his Government of Andhra Pradesh Office work. I was helping him in sharing the weighty luggage, which he intended to book as an ANL Parcel in Vijayawada Bus Station, to a Godavari Town. After some search we traced the ANL Parcel Service Office. The concerned counter in-charge went to tea. We waited till his arrival. After his return, we showed him the luggage and requested him to book the parcel. The manner in which he spoke, we got an impression that he is reluctant to book the luggage. Probably, to discourage us, he said that the parcels will be placed on the top of the bus. This is rainy season. He suggested that we can send the luggage through ANL Courier and showed his hand backwards, asking us to go to ANL Couriers. From that point, our hardships started.

Reason: At that particular point of time ANL Courier counter which was behind him diagonally a few feet away was closed, and its door was locked from the rear of the hall. This, the Counter-in-charge could have straight-away told us, so that we could have made some other alternative arrangement. That would have saved at least 1 hour time and prevented running from pillar to post.

We were not aware of the closure of the rear of the Hall of the ANL Office. The surroundings of the place were full of nearly 150 Security personnel. They were making security rehearsals for the NEXT DAY visit of Mr. Nara ChandraBabu Naidu for inaugurating APSRTC Office in Vijayawada. While carrying the luggage, we were making inquiries from many persons including RTC Hamalis, RTC Staff, Security Personnel where this ANL Courier Office is situated on the rear side of the Hall. They were just showing hands this side or that side, with no other verbal guidelines. There were no "Way to ANL Couriers" Boards. Whenever we went as per their guidelines, we were landing at the lifts which are getting ready for Mr. Naidu's visit, and the Security Personnel were restricting movement of people.

Security Personnel were also not allowing passengers to go to the Renovated Reception Counters etc. I do not blame them because it is their duty to take all safeguards, and view every passenger with suspicion.

At last, at the extreme western rear of the building we found one ANL Courier Board, which might have hosted its old Office. It was found closed.

After 60 to 90 mts. search one Armed Guard was kind enough to show the corridor which leads to the backside of the ANL Parcel Office. It was blocked by a wooden separator to prevent persons from passing through the corridor. There were also some closed toilets. Finally we found one locked door, with no board whatsoever. From the window, it can be seen that it is the same hall which was hosting the ANL Parcel Office. Then, why the ANL Courier did not even have a sign board? Why it was locked? Presumably it was forced to be locked by the Security Cordon, as a part of Rehearsal for Mr. Naidu, ONE DAY IN ADVANCE.

Whatever be the reason for closing the ANL Courier Office on that day, they should have pasted two or three A4 papers saying that it was closed for "Security Rehearsal of Mr. Naidu" or "for any other reason." By just locking it and going, what message is being given? The ANL Parcel Counter-In-charge could have told that their Courier Wing is non-functional, just looking behind a few feet diagonally.

FINALLY WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE LUGGAGE

As the two bags were small, my friend kept them at his feet in the RTC Bus, and left towards Godavari, with his wife and children, in the RTC Bus.

WHY FREE VANILLA URINALS WERE CLOSED?

After bidding farewell to my friend and his family, I just wanted to ease myself by going to a urinal. Now, I have to go back to Guntur, to reach my ultimate desination. Before that it was necessary for me to visit urinal, as we have already spent several hours in the bus station searching for this or that.

URINATING AT VIJAYAWADA BUS STATION UNAVOIDABLE FOR MOST PASSENGERS

Earlier, RTC used to maintain vanilla type toilets, for use of the passengers. For solid excretion, the Contractor used to charge. For just urination, there was no charge. When passengers perform long journies, say from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada, or from Kakinada to Tirupati, it becomes necessary from them to urinate at two or three places. This is a basic necessity which is expected to be provided by Carrier, free of charge. Even if paid posh urinals are introduced for the convenience of richer passengers, and also to bring back RTC to profitability, they can't totally dispense with free urinal facility. Else how will the poor passengers survive?

A family of husband and wife with two children (standard family) will, now, have to spend Rs. 5x 4 = Rs. 20 just for urinating. From Visakhapatnam to Tirupati if they have to urinate at two or three Bus Stations, urine bill itself will come to Rs. 100/-. These hundred bucks, rich families may want to pay. It is a different thing.

LOW INCOME INDIANS CANNOT AFFORD PAID URINALS IN BUS STATIONS

From my livelihood survey in Residual Andhra Pradesh, most male family-heads, earn monthly Rs. 6,000 or Rs. 200 per day. If wife also works, they will get Rs. 12,000/- or Rs. 400 per day. Running an idli cart, or working in a shop as a sales person, this is the standard in Residual Andhra Pradesh.

IN COMPLETE SOCIALISM WHICH I AM TRYING TO POPULARISE, THIS BEGGARY WILL NOT BE THERE. EVERYTHING WILL BE FREE. PASSENGERS, PL. DO NOT BECOME BEGGARS

I was shocked to find that APSRTC has removed all vanilla free urinals in the Boarding Complex. I went to every such place, where now we have the fashionable board REST ROOMS, Rs. 5 tickets are being sold. When I was insisting on free vanilla urination toilet, the coupon-sales-clerks were just showing hands --> or <--. They were looking at me as though I was a beggar. When I saw the whole affair, I felt that APSRTC is going to charge even if you breathe in their premises. Pl. be beware. Hold your breathe.

ONE VANILLA URINAL NEAR ALIGHTING COMPLEX WILL ALSO GO INTO THE PAID GROOVE

After frontically searching for the free urination toilet, at last I found it in the Alighting Corridor. I can foresee. It is not going to remain there forever as free. They are going to convert into Rs. 5 Rest Rooms. Better, people wake up and approach the RTC Bosses / Government to prevent its conversion into posh Rs. 5 paid urinal.

COST OF TIFFINS

The prices of items in the Canteen are in the sky! The readymade explanation for the State of Affairs is: They have won the contract by participating in an auction. They can't recover costs unless they fix high rates.

SOLUTIONS for HIGH COST OF TIFFINS

RTC has created monopolies by licensing only 2 tiffins stalls in the premises. There is ample space in the Boarding Wing to accommodate more tiffin stalls. RTC can fix a fee, and issue licences for more number of tiffin stalls, creating a competitive climate. It will have to oversee in such a way that they do not form a cartel and jack up prices in tandem.

We do not expect RTC to subsidise tiffins and coffee. But, how can it become a party to day-light-robberies in its own Complex? Vijayawada is a Bus Station, where the daily turnover of Canteens will be very high. Then, the Canteens should be able to operate on a low profit margin, when compared to private stalls outside the bus station. Creating competition among tiffin stalls, with daily surprise checks by different sets of Squads will keep the Contractors on their tenterhooks.

CONTRACTORS CAN DISPLAY ON A CONSPICUOUS NOTICE BOARD THE COSTS OF THEIR PREVIOUS DAY'S PRODUCTION, AND DETAILS OF THEIR SALES REVENUE

Contractors can be encouraged/forced to set up sign boards which show their cost of production and their economics. We do not expect contractors to incur losses in these days of inflation. But, then they should be transparent. Let them disclose their economics to the people!

HOW ABOUT CHARGING MORE THAN MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES FOR WATER BOTTLES ETC.?

In my survey, I found that some shops are selling Mineral Water Bottles at as high as Rs. 30/-. Passengers are captive, because if they go on arguing about MRP, they will miss their buses.

SOLUTIONS:

More number of stalls are to be opened. Daily surprise checks are to be carried out by a DIFFERENT SET OF OFFICIALS.

IMPORTANT OBSERVATION

This disease of charging even for breathing and urinating will spread to whole of India, then to the whole of Asia. Let us not worry what the Europeans and Americans, Canadians and ANZ will do. If they enjoy branding themselves with hot irons, let them do it for themselves. Why should we imitate them, saying that WE WANT WORLD CLASS BUS STATIONS, WORLD CLASS CITIES, and WORLD CLASS CAPIALS ! We not need anything SO EXCESSIVELY SMART. My journey from Vijayawada to Guntur in RTC Bus On SIX LANE NATIONAL HIGHWAY, too gave me this pain of being branded with hot irons. They have wasted away lot of agricultural lands for these six lane Highways, just to facilitate luxury cars to fly at High Speeds. Today, I believe that ordinary willagers who live on the side of National Highways, must be going through a hell, to take their bulls, buffalos, cows to the other side of the road.

TAIL PIECE धूमकेतु తోకచుక్క

Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu is wasting his own time, and the time of TV Channels by giving lectures. He can, incognito, visit the Vijayawada Bus Station and see with his own eyes, what is happening. Then, he can go back, and silently issue written instructions to the appropriate authorities for initiating corrective measures.

Mr. Naidu need not sacrifice his life.

Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu said many times, that he would sacrifice his life for serving the people. He need not sacrifice. But his security arrangements are to be done in such a way that ordinary people are not inconvenienced. Being stabbed by somebody or shot by somebody is an occupational hazard. But, this occupational hazard exists even for MROs Mandal Development Officers, Forest Officers, etc. When they die, Govt. provides some employment to their kith and kin, and pays some compensation. It does not provide bulletproof buses costing Rs. 55 million, or conduct Security Rehearsals with 100 commendos.

INAUGURATION COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY RTC GENERAL MANAGER OR CEO

Instead of wasting money on Security Arrangements for inauguration (Altogether, these expenses may be Rs. 10 million), Mr. Naidu could have asked the CEO or CMD or RTC to inaugurate the Administrative Office. This would have minimised inconvenience to passengers. The CEO /CMD also would have been happy, to inaugurate his own work. Or they could have asked a Seniormost conductor / driver / mechanic to inaugurate.

MESSRS. NARA LOKESH and K. TARAKA RAMA RAO ARE READY.

Even in the case of Chief Ministers of Telugu land, Mr. Nara Lokesh, and Mr. K. Taraka Rama Rao are ready to take over. The Moghul System of sons imprisoning fathers and capturing the throne, unable to wait till the Emperor dies, has not yet started in the 21st Century INdia. It will start later. Right now, fathers themselves are eagerly annointing their sons-daughters to the throne, before they become restless.

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488 Residual AP should divide its RTC into three Corporations. शेष आंध्र प्रदेश अपने आर् टी सी को तीन कारपोरेशऩ्स करना శేషాంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ తన ఆర్ టీ సీ ని మూడు కార్పోరేషన్లు గా ఏర్పాటు చేయాలి.

Great Management philosopher and scientist, Mr. Peter F. Drucker, delineated the distinction between Simple PLanning and Strategic Planning.
महानु निर्वहण शास्त्रीय तात्विक और वेदी , श्री पीटर् ऎफ. ड्रकर, सादा प्रणालि और व्यूहात्मक प्रणाली के मध्य फरक को सुस्पष्ट रूप से विवरण दिया.
నిర్వహణాశాస్త్ర తాత్వికుడు మరియు మహావేత్త అయిన పీటర్ ఎఫ్ డ్రక్కర్ మహోదయుడు సాదా ప్రణాలికా బధ్ధంగా ఉండటానికి, వ్యూహాత్మకంగా ప్రణాలికా బధ్ధంగా ఉండటానికీ గల భేదాన్ని చాలా సుస్పష్టంగానే వివరించారు.

Approximate brief distinction between Simple Planning and Strategic Planning सादा प्रणाली और व्यूहात्मक प्रणाली मध्य फरक के अंंदाजा क्लुप्त विवरण సాదా ప్రణాలిక కు వ్యూహాత్మిక ప్రణాలికకు మధ్య షుమారు క్లుప్త వివరణ

In case of simple planning, we contemplate on what we intend to do on a particular date, or at a future point of time. This will be slightly better and practical, than dreaming. Strategic Planning not only plans on what is to be done on a future date, but also gets ready to meet the possible future situations halfway-ahead.

सादा सीदा प्रणालिकाओं में हम, भविष्य में क्या, कैसा करना पर ध्यान देकर एक नक्शा और याक्षन प्लान बनाते हैं। यह स्वप्न से थोडा आगे है। परन्तु, व्यूहात्मिक प्रणालिका रचना में हम प्रणालका रचना के साथ साथ, भविष्य में आने वाले परिस्थितियों को , और समस्याओं को अंचना करते हैं, और उस समस्याओं को सही ढंग से परिष्कार करने के लिये तयार होते हैं।

సాధారణ ప్రణాలికా రచనలో మనం భవిష్యత్ లో దేనిని ఎక్కడ ఎలా ఎప్పుడు చేయాలో క్రియా కార్యక్రమాన్ని రచించుకుంటాము. అదే, వ్యూహాత్మక ప్రణాలికా రచనలో అయితే, రాబోయే పరిస్థితులను, సమస్యలను అంచనా వేసుకొని, వాటికి పరిష్కారాలను సిధ్ధం చేసుకుని, సగం దూరం ఎదురు వెళ్ళి వాటిని ఎదుర్కుంటాం. అవి వచ్చేదాక కలలు కంటూ కూర్చోం.

Why three Road Transport Corporations are necessary for Residual A.P. ? शेष आंध्र प्रदेश को तीन आर् टी सी क्यों होना ? శేషాంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ కు మూడు ఆర్ టీ సీ లుఎందుకు అవసరం ?


We shoud not forget that dissatisfaction is brewing in North Andhra and Rayala Seema that the entire development is taking place only in Capital Region of Krishna & Guntur Districts, and thousands of crores of Rupees are being poured in that fist like small place.  By 2019 elections, there will be  Regional movements and parties in North Andhra and Rayalaseema.  We should foresee that contingency and meet it halfway ahead now.


There is a need to decentralise administration and development.  We should not hesitate to get ready with strategic planning for smaller States.   The size of our three States should be such, that there should not be any need for Governors, CM and Ministers to use helicopters.  They should be able to reach every place by train / car / commercial flights followed by car journeys.


If the Central Office of APSRTC is located in Capital Region, it will add to the crowding and congestion in Capital Region.

All the resources will be spent only on develoopment of one Mega City.

We have to disperse the accounts, buses, buildings, employees, to the three Regions.

1. North Coastal RTC.

2. South Coastal RTC.

3. Rayala Seema RTC.

All the three State RTCs should be exempted from all types of permits and taxes.

All the three State RTCs should be free to run their services all over Residual A.P.

Whenever Residual AP Govt. releases funds support, identical fund support should be given to all the three RTCs. Absolute equality should be shown.

Right now, as far as possible, all the should be sent to their choice Regions.

Employees of the three RTC Corporations can have their own unions. Not one combined Union for all the three Corporations.

The Corporations should have freedom to fix their own fares, depending on competition.

The Corporations should have freedom to fix their own salaries and wages, depending on market conditions, their own profitability.

All the three Public Sector RTCs should compete with one another without inhibitions. They should not enter into cartel arrangements, and fix uniform fares.

(To continue & revise as may be necessary. सशेष. पुनः संस्करण करने का है। ఇంకా ఉంది. తిరగవ్రాయాలి కూడాను. సూచనలకు స్వాగతం.)