Conductor suspended for letting student issue tickets on KKRTC bus

Conductor suspended for letting student matter tickets on KKRTC bus He left the electronic ticketing machine unattended which was employed by the student to matter 11 tickets to passengers on the bus.

Key points

• The conductor was suspended on Thursday under the corporation's Employees Conduct and Discipline Rules, the press note remarked.
• The student issuing tickets on a KKRTC bus operating on the Kalaburagi-Kalagi route on Tuesday.
• Taking advantage of the situation, the student applied the ETM and issued 11 tickets to passengers travelling on the bus.
• According to The corporation, the incident has affected its image among the travelling public.
• The depot managers and traffic staff were additionally directed to ensure that such incidents do not recur.

Meanwhile, the student issuing tickets on a KKRTC bus operating on the Kalaburagi-Kalagi route on Tuesday. Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

Meanwhile, the Kalaburagi Division 1 of the Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC), on Thursday, suspended a driver-cum-conductor for leaving an electronic ticketing machine (ETM) unattended in a bus which was subsequently applied by a student to problem 11 tickets to passengers.

According to a press note issued by the corporation on Thursday, the incident occurred on Tuesday when driver-cum-conductor Siddappa attached to the Kalagi depot was on duty on the bus operating on the Kalagi-Kalaburagi-Mangalgi route.

Notably, the bus was parked at the Super Market City Bus Stand in Kalaburagi and the conductor left the ETM inside the vehicle instead of keeping it in his custody. It was his responsibility, the corporation remarked.

Taking advantage of the situation, the student applied the ETM and issued 11 tickets to passengers travelling on the bus. Other passengers recorded the incident and circulated the video on social media.

According to The corporation, the incident has affected its image among the travelling public. It additionally termed the conductor's action as negligence and dereliction of duty.

Notably, the conductor was suspended on Thursday under the corporation's Employees Conduct and Discipline Rules, the press note remarked.

After the incident, the corporation organised a video conference with all depot managers and traffic staff at noon on Thursday and instructed them to strictly follow the organisation's rules, behave courteously with passengers and discharge their duties carefully.

Meanwhile, the depot managers and traffic staff were additionally directed to ensure that such incidents do not recur.

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