Shimla, July 11: Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation has decided to not extend the benefits of 50 per cent discount to fare sex while booking online for HRTC buses, however , it would continue to provide subsidies in the journey in the intrastate route.
HRTC Deputy DM Traffic Devasen Negi told mediaperson here Monday that women would not be given discount on online ticket booking as there is a possibility of many kinds of fraud ,however, women would get 50 percent discount on taking tickets only at the counter and in buses.
Even if the woman’s name is on the ticket, any person can travel on it. In view of upcoming Assembly Election state government offered a sop of fifty percent concessional fare to woman with effect from July 1 in all ordinary buses. In HRTC buses, women would be given 50 percent discount but now Corporation has made new rules emphasising 50 percent discount only on taking offline tickets.
Mr Negi said if women book ticket online they have to remit full money. The corporation management also made it clear that women would get 50 percent discount in fares only in buses running in Himachal Pradesh.
Facility of 50 per cent discount is not available to women for booking tickets online in HRTC buses and money once deducted would not be refunded provide benificiary cancel their booking. He said anyone could book tickets online on behalf of woman, HRTC argued that the discount in the corporation’s buses would be available only if the ticket is taken by the conductor or at the counter.
