Women seats in Goa buses doubled
PTI, PANAJI | 07 March 2013 22:28 IST
The number of seats reserved for women in Goa buses would be doubled and the reservation rule would be strictly implemented.
It would come into effect immediately.
State Transport Director Arun Desai told reporters here that the increase in number of reserved seats for women would come to effect from International Women’s Day.
The decision to enhance the number of seats was taken in the State Transport Authority (STA) meeting, held on Tuesday.
The state government has decided to strictly implement the reservation rule in all the private and state government run buses.
Desai said a fine of Rs 100 each would be imposed on the passenger and conductor, if a male is found to be occupying seat reserved for women.
According to the new guidelines, eight seats would be reserved for women in 37 seater buses while 12 will be reserved in bigger buses.
The transport department has decided to commission special enforcement teams to verify whether the rule is followed or not.
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Dear Sir,
A very good suggestion and I pray that it may be implemented as quickly as possible.
Though it has been said that it would happen at the private run buses............If at all this may happen on the busy routes ..............what about the remote route like Carmona, Cavelossim, Varca, Benaulim................Infact the people commuting by these routes are at the Mercy of the private buses as we have no Kadamba Transport Corporation buses plying on our rout and are solely at a loss as far as the fare is concerned as well as commuting to place of work is concerned.
- H. S. Viegas, Carmona, Salcette, Goa | 14 th March 2013 11:03
It is strange, women folks want to have equal rights, libration and at the same time researvations. I find it a big paradox!
- AC, Goa | 07 th March 2013 23:36
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