Mysore/Mysuru: V. Anbukumar, Managing Director of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has declared the year 2024 as ‘Passenger-Friendly Year,’ effective from Jan. 1, 2024.
Under this initiative, compensation given for dependants of passengers who die in accident has been hiked from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh. A total of 2,000 new buses will be added to the fleet including 20 each under ‘Ambaari Utsava’ and ‘Airavata Club Class’, 100 under ‘Pallakki’ and 1,000 buses with ‘Point to Point’ design and 500 electric buses.
