Non Functional Fare Meters
Only 79 Three Wheelers Penalised In
three months
Fare
fixed by Transport department is RS. 16 for
first kilometre and Rs. 12 for
subsequent kilometres
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Jammu,
11/Jan/2013: While submitting his reply after a written complaint by RTI
activist Raman Sharma alleging that due to criminal negligence of RTO office,
Jammu and with the help of some corrupt elements in JK traffic police the
process of installation of meters in the auto rickshaws and three wheelers is
yet not completed; the Regional
Transport Officer, RTO Jammu has apprised the Chief Minister’s Secretariat that
79 Auto Rivckshaws/three wheelers have been challaned in the last three month for non operation of
fare meters and also for not charging as per fare meters. Earlier in his
complaint dated 09/11/2013 to the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell (44243) Raman
has submitted that the innocent citizens
hiring the services of these autos and rickshaws are forced to pay excessive
amount to these auto rickshaw and three wheeler drivers without any check. He
has further alleged that neither any offices of the RTO office Jammu nor any
Traffic police person or even the executive police which are also authorised to
take a view of traffic regulations take any note of this mafia raj of the auto
rickshaw and three wheeler driver and they are looting the innocent
people. RTO Jammu in counter reply addressed to the CM Secretariat has stated
that the transport department is making
constant checking of Auto Rickshaws and three wheelers plying in the city. In
the past three months 79 Auto Rickshaws three wheelers have been challaned for
various traffic offences under Motor Vehicles Act including non-operation of
the fare meters. In its report the RTO has also confessed that Auto rickshaws
are installed fare meters but all auto rickshaws three wheelers are not
charging fare as per fare meters. Though RTO Office has also submitted that during
checking they ensure that fare charged as per the rates fixed by the department
viz. RS.16 for first kilometre and Rs. 12 for subsequent kilometres is prominently displayed inside
Auto rickshaws for the convenience of the passengers. The report further
states. While criticizing the Transport Authorities for penalising only 79
three wheelers for non-installation of fare meters in three month, Raman Sharma
the complainant said that even less than one auto per day is fined for looting
the commuters, this is nothing short of an eyewash to hide the incompetence of
the responsible officers.
Published in JK Newspoint, Greater Kashmir on 12/Jan/2013
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