Keralam govt. forms four-member panel to look into private bus owners’ demands

The Keralam government has constituted a four-member committee to examine complaints regarding the scheduling of bus services in the State, as well as demands raised by private bus owners’ associations concerning ‘Priyadarshini’ services.

K. Suresh Babu, a member of the State Transport Authority (STA), will serve as the chairman of the committee, while C.V.M. Sherif, senior deputy transport commissioner, will act as the convener. Other members include G.P. Pradeep Kumar, executive director (operations) of KSRTC, and R.J. Sanjay, a technical officer at the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC).

The committee has been directed to submit a report to the government within a maximum of six weeks, after direct consultations with relevant stakeholders in the Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Kozhikode regions. An order in this regard has been issued by the Transport secretary.