Govt to soon notify new rates and norms for buses at ISBTS

Same parking fee for private and state-run buses, penalties for increased parking time and no entry for buses without FASTags are among the steps planned for ensuring efficiency at interstate terminals here, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday.

Lt Governor V K Saxena inspected the Maharana Pratap ISBT at Kashmere Gate on August 31 and held a highlevel meeting that was attended by Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot.

The transport department is set to notify the new rates and norms for to-and-fro interstate buses using the terminals.

Delhi has three operational interstate bus terminals (ISBTs) at Kashmere Gate, Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan.

"Emphasising that efficiency and equality are two most important factors to achieve optimum utilisation of facilities, the lieutenant governor suggested equal parking rates for government and private buses and also reducing parking time equally to achieve a higher turnaround," a Raj Niwas official said.

According to the new plan, private and government interstate buses will pay the same parking fee at ISBTs, he said.