State bus passengers to get computerised tickets soon

State bus passengers to get computerised tickets soon
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Jammu, July 11
The Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation will switch over to the electronic ticketing system soon.As a result,passengers travelling by the corporation buses will get computerised tickets.

The state government has approved a project of the corporation in this regard.

“After our counterparts in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh succeeded in plugging the pilferage of ticket revenue, we prepared a similar project which was approved by the Transport Minister,” the General Manager (Operations) of the corporation,SS Jamwal,said over the phone.

“The step was taken after it was found that some conductors were illegally reissuing tickets and fleecing the corporation.It will definitely keep a check on the illegal activity,”he said.

“During the trial period, the electronic ticketing system will cover short route buses and after that, it will cover all the buses owned by the state road transport corporation ,” said Jamwal.

The electronic ticketing machines would also decrease the workload. “ For getting the details of the total sale of tickets and the amount collected, every machine will be connected to a computer in the evening, which will provide the bifurcated details of the amount collected and the tax. It will also save a lot of time and energy, which will help us,” said Jamwal, adding that the conductors would also be given training before issuing the computerised tickets.

Courtesy: The Tribune