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The order stipulates that the KSRTC bus must drop women passengers, travelling alone, at any point they demand between 10 pm to 6 am.
It is estimated that the cost of one CCTV camera is Rs 4,000. The Road Safety Authority will bear half the cost of installing cameras in all 7,686 buses plying in the state. KSRTC buses will be paid the full amount.
He further said stern action would be taken using the extensive powers of the Road Safety Commissioner against operators found in violation of the instruction past the deadline.
The transport minister, who announced that more KSRTC buses would ply during the Christmas and New Year season, was bluffed by KSRTC officials who submitted a report with manipulated numbers.
Tourist buses need to be painted uniformly white with a purple striped border.
The development comes just days after a tragic accident in Palakkad where a tourist bus, found to have driven recklessly and over the speed limit, collided with a KSRTC passenger vehicle, killing nine.
The protests came in wake of a recent High Court order which suggested that what salaries remained pending still could be resolved by issuing coupons or vouchers.
Kerala government had recently given the nod to hike the fares in view of soaring fuel prices in the country.
The KSRTC employees union had been at loggerheads with the management for weeks over the non-payment of salaries.
The hike will put a huge financial burden on the people, as per the complaints received by Transport Minister Antony Raju from various quarters, along with the figures.
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