Scrap all existing inter-state border check posts within six months, parl panel to transport ministry

It
also
asked
Ce t e
to
p evail
upo
six
states
to
close
bo de
check
posts
that
they
a e
still
ope ati g.

NEW
DELHI:
The
Ce t e
should
sc ap
all
existi g
i te -state
bo de
check
posts
withi
six
mo ths
a d
eplace
the
All
I dia
Tou ist
Pe mit
with
a
u ified
All
I dia
Passe ge
Pe mit
withi
a
yea ,
a
pa liame ta y
pa el
has
ecomme ded,
pitchi g
fo
a
sweepi g
ove haul
of
the
cou t y’s
bus
t a spo t
system.The
committee
headed
by
JD(U)
MP
Sa jay
Kuma
Jha
made
the
ecomme datio s
afte
co sultatio s
with
govt
depa tme ts,
bus
ope ato s,
passe ge s
a d
othe
stakeholde s
to
ide tify
key
hu dles
faci g
the
secto ,
which
t a spo ts
mo e
passe ge s
daily
tha
I dia
Railways.The
pa el
oted
that
I dia
has
a ou d
4.4
lakh
buses,
but
o ly
about
1.1
lakh
a e
ow ed
by
govt
e tities,
mai ly
state
oad
t a spo t
u de taki gs.
Te
states
accou t
fo
ea ly
90%
of
these
govt-ow ed
buses,
i cludi g
Ka ataka,
Tamil
Nadu,
Maha asht a,
Utta
P adesh,
A dh a
P adesh
a d
Guja at.Calli g
fo
a
ove haul
of
the
pe mit
egime,
pa el
u ged
oad
t a spo t
mi ist y
to
eplace
the
All
I dia
Tou ist
Pe mit
with
a
All
I dia
Passe ge
Pe mit.
The
ew
pe mit
should
eflect
the
umbe
of
passe ge s
actually
ca ied,
e su i g
that
e fo ceme t
does
ot
hi ge
o
whethe
a
t avelle
qualifies
as
a
“tou ist”.

“The
ights
of
the
pe mit
holde ,
i cludi g
the
ight
to
halt,
to
boa d
a d
set
dow
passe ge s
at
otified
poi ts,
a d
to
e te
public
te mi als
o
payme t,
should
be
stated
exhaustively
o
the
face
of
the
pe mit,”
pa el
said.It
also
asked
Ce t e
to
p evail
upo
six
states
to
close
bo de
check
posts
that
they
a e
still
ope ati g.

Pa el
fu the
ecomme ded
that
all
bus
te mi als
p ovide
p ivate
ope ato s
“ o -disc imi ato y
access”
to
pick
up
passe ge s
o
payme t
of
a
e t y
fee,
followi g
the
model
at
Delhi’s
ISBT.It
also
p oposed
establishme t
of
a
Natio al
Bus
Te mi als
Autho ity
to
develop
a d
sta da dise
te mi al
i f ast uctu e
a d,
whe e
states
ag ee,
ma age
bus
te mi als
a d
i te modal
passe ge
hubs.Pa el
fu the
ecomme ded
a
u ified
o li e
ticketi g
platfo m
cove i g
state- u
a d
p ivate
bus
ope ato s
fo
passe ge
co ve ie ce.It
has
p oposed
a
citize
vigila ce
cha el,
modelled
o
Electio
Commissio ’s
cVIGIL
app,
allowi g
passe ge s
to
file
geo-tagged,
time-stamped
complai ts—with
photos
o
videos—about
ove loadi g,
u safe
t a spo t
of
schoolchild e ,
faulty
safety
equipme t
a d
poo
sa itatio
i
buses,
te mi als
a d
halti g
poi ts.Complai ts
would
be
automatically
fo wa ded
to
the
e fo ceme t
autho ity
co ce ed
fo
actio
withi
a
p esc ibed
timef ame,
it
said.