Delhi government will soon seek feedback from the public on a policy to introduce premium buses for commuters to motivate them to ditch their vehicles and hop on to public transport, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal s🐟aid on Wednesday.
The chief minister chaired a high-level meeting here to set the work on the Delhi Motor Vehicle Licensing of Aggregators (Premium Buses) scheme in mot꧃ion.
The scheme will encourage car-users to shift to the next💮-generation premium public transport and reduce pollution and intra-city trips, s🌠aid a government statement.
“App-based aggregators will ply state-of-the-art, next-generation buses equipped with every modern facility to appeal to those who drive their personal cars,💝” said Kejriwal, acc🐟ording to the statement.
“All the buses will be BS-VI compliant Air Conditioned CNG or electric buses. All buses inducted under this scheme after January 1, 2024, shall be electric only. All buses will be seating-only, equipped with app support, CCTVs and panic buttons, and integrated with the One Delhi app for booking rid♏es and making digital payments,” he said.
During the meeting, officials presented Kejriwal with a detailed blueprint for the drafting and implementation of a poliꦫcy in accordance with the scheme.
This project will serve passengers 🎃who desire suꦜch a public transport service that meets high standards of quality, comfort, convenience, and efficiency, the statement said.
During the meeting, Kejriwal directed the transport department to start working on the sc💯heme and draft a policy for it.
Onceꦺ drafted, the policy will be moved for public opinion and accordingly notified for implementation. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot was also present in the meeting with senior officials of the concerned departments.
“Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal took 💝stock of the 🌌app-based premium bus service to be started soon in Delhi. Premium bus service will be introduced as a suitable option for private vehicle users so that more and more people can use public transport,” Gahlot said in a tweet.
According to the statement, ওeach aggregator licensed under the scheme shall opꦿerate and maintain a fleet of minimum 50 premium buses to be operationalised within 90 days.
The aggregator will be able to determine the bus routes. “Such routes shall be notified on the mobile or web-based application. The aggregator shall intimate the Transport Department when starting an🐼y new route or modifying/ terminating a𓆏ny route.
“A prior notice of seven days shall be provided to the Transport Department a🍎nd to the general public before any changes are made to the existing routes," said the statement.
The aggregators will be able to determine “suitable dynamic” fare structures for route destinations, it said. The fare shall be displayed on the mobile and browser-based application. Passengers will be able to get tickets only through mobile an🐈d browser-based apps and no physical tickets will be is🦂sued.
The aggregators will have to put in place a grievance redressal mechanism and ensure that there is a mandatory panic button on the mobile an♛d browser-based apps.
There should a🐽t least be two active CCTV cameras in each vehicle during the trip with the aggregator having the flex🔥ibility to operate mini/midi or standard size buses.
The Transport/Police Helpline number (42400400) has to be displayed. The CNG buses operated by aggregators must not be older tꦇhan three years, the statement said.
The aggregator will have to provide proof of adequate oꦿvernight parking space for all buses since they will not be allowed to park vehicles in public spac🅰es.
"The aggregator and permit holder will have to pick up and drop passengers at the notified bus queue shelters only. The fee for usage of bus queue shelters shall be paid separately. Any additional halting stations shall be provided through💞 a single -window mechanism establ💯ished by the Transport Department," added the statement.
