Travel in HRTC AC buses and get 20% concession :Bali
Author(s): Arvind SharmaDharamshala, October 2, 2016: The travelers of Volvo and other AC Himachal Transport HRTC buses of Himachal shall get the concession of 10 to 20 % in fare from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2, 2016). Informing this GS...
Dharamshala, October 2, 2016: The travelers of Volvo and other AC Himachal Transport HRTC buses of Himachal shall get the concession of 10 to 20 % in fare from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2, 2016).
Informing this GS Bali,Transport Minister Himachal said, “To get this benefit one has to get smart card, which are available in selected bus stands like Dharamshala, Shimla and Manali. Earlier, one was getting the benefit in non AC buses run by HRTC."
He said that persons below the age of 60 shall get concession of 10% while about 60 years , senior citizens shall get a concession of 20% on showing smart card to conductor.
Taking to this Correspondent here, Bali said that HRTC also added 16 luxury buses and starting super-luxury bus services between Manali-Jaipur, Shimla-Katra Dharamshala- Delhi and Shimla-Hardwar. These imported buses shall be delivered to HRTC soon.
“These buses have been equipped with GPS, CCTV and passengers information system and the government is trying to connect all the pilgrimage and historic places of the state with major towns by luxury bus services”, Bali said.