The ticket on a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation(BBTC) bus,will take 10 paise from each ticket to help the Corporation's technology initiatives.
BMTC Managing Director Upendra Tripathy says: "We plan to use this fund for initiatives such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) to track bus movements."
Without any additional burden on commuters, we hope to make bus services more reliable through technology upgradation."
An interactive voice response system as used by the railways for bus information and a passenger information system is planned by the BMTC.
The private buses leased by the Corporation are already fitted with GPS, but extending it to buses owned by it will now become possible.
BMTC has appointed two private firms to implement its technology initiatives.They will provide a web-based fleet management system which will make it easier to deploy additional buses where required.
Monitoring bus movements is considered important as delays can be reduced as also turnaround time at terminals. In the long run this may also help reduce overcrowding of buses.
Another fallout will be tracking road accidents involving buses. With almost real-time information about an accident, BMTC officials can rush to the spot and find out who caused the accident.It will also become possible to face legal action with enough facts to back up.
The BMTC has sent a proposal to the Union Government seeking financial assistance of Rs. 2 crores for its technology initiatives.
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