Overview
- MSRTC announced on Friday that it will operate 5,220 additional buses to Konkan between September 7 and September 25 to handle the Ganesh festival travel surge.
- Passengers can book seats now through the official MSRTC website, the Bus Reservation app, or at stations, and group bookings for parties of 40 or more begin on August 10.
- The corporation will keep existing concessions, offering a 50% fare cut for women and senior citizens and free travel for eligible Amrit Senior Citizen scheme beneficiaries.
- MSRTC says it will deploy senior officers at major stations round the clock and place vehicle repair and breakdown teams along key Konkan highways to reduce disruptions.
- Employee unions warn of ongoing shortages of drivers, conductors and technical staff and of fake-ticket and booking-platform misuse, problems MSRTC says it will monitor after earlier success running about 5,200 extra buses for Ashadhi Ekadashi and recent local service increases.