Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G S Bali today warned that stringent action would be taken against buses plying in the state without valid permits.
"It is the responsibility of the government to ensure safe and comfortable travel of the commuters and there would be no compromise as far as their safety is concerned," he said.
Bali said complaints were pouring in at regular intervals regarding overloading of private buses which was not only causing inconvenience to the passengers but there were chances of untoward incidents as well.
Taking cognisance on the complaints, the directions were issued to officials concerned to take appropriate action against the erring persons as per the rules, he said.
The Minister urged the private bus operators to follow the permit conditions under Section 192-A under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 failing which strict action would be taken against them.
He said plying buses without valid permit would attract imprisonment upto three months.
Bali said in case a complaint was received in future against the private bus operators, the department would submit challan in the court as per the provisions of the Act.
He also warned the on-line booking agencies no to issue the tickets of contract carriage buses otherwise stern action would be taken against them also.
He appealed to the passengers of the other states also to ensure that the buses in which they were travelling to Himachal Pradesh were plying with valid permits to avoid any inconvenience.
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