CIRCULAR No.PD-21/2009, DATED: 18.07.2009

Sub:BUS PASSES - Sanction of Certain Additional Concessions in APSRTC Buses for Retired Employees/Officers and their Spouses – Reg.

Ref: 1) Circular No.PD-30/2002, Dated 04.05.2002.

2) Circular No.PD-62/2003, Dated 31.07.2003.

3) Circular No.PD-75/2003, Dated 27.09.2003.

4) Notification No.OS1/294(48)/2003-PO-III, dt.5.11.2008.

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Instructions have been issued vide references 1^st to 4^th cited above, i) to issue a PTO 50% concession of ticket fare to all retired employees and their spouses except Ex-NSR (RTD), Ex-TTD employees not opted to APSRTC Service conditions, for one up and down journey on any route in all types of District Services except Luxury and Hi-Tech services, valid for one month, once in a year between August and December within A.P. ii) to allow 50% concession in the ticket fare or monthly bus pass to all retired employees only to travel in all City and Sub-urban services except Metro Liners and iii) to permit all Retired Employees only to travel anywhere in AP State in all the services except Hi-Tech Services with 50% concession in ticket fare on the strength of the Identity Card (SSO/JSO’s upto Hi-Tech Buses and EDs/HODs/RMs by Garuda, Mayuri, AC & Hi-Tech Buses) on experimental basis initially for a period of one year and extended from time to time upto 13.11.2009.

Considering the representations of the General Secretary, Retired Employees’ Association and President, APSRTC Retired Officers Welfare Association for providing additional concessional facilities to the Retired Employees, and on the recommendations of Committee, VC&MD has accorded the following additional concessional travel facilities to the Retired Employees/Officers, pending ratification of Board.

i) To permit the retired employee and spouse to travel free of cost in all City/Sub-urban/Ordinary and Metro Express services;

ii) To permit 50% concession in ticket fare to both employee and spouse to travel in AP round the year any number of times. (upto Deluxe Services for employees, upto Super Luxury for JSOs and SSOs and in all Types of services for EDs and HODs) ;

In order to implement the aforesaid concessions to Retired Employees, the following working instructions are issued.

i) New Identity Card shall be issued to all Retired Employees w.e.f. 1.1.2010 except (Ex-NSR(RTD), Ex-TTD employees not opted to APSRTC Service conditions) to avail the above concessions.

ii) Until such time new Identity Cards are issued, the Depot Manager/Unit Officer shall extend the above facilities duly affixing rubber stamp on existing Identity Card for Retired Employees and Spouses (RTC-313) with validity up to 31.12.2009.

iii) Retired Employees/Officers desirous of availing the above concessions shall submit applications to the respective Depot Manager/Unit Officer of the Unit from where they retired along with 2 passport size colour photographs of Self and Spouse and obtain the new Identity Cards from 1.1.2010 onwards.

iv) The Depot Manager/Unit Officer shall collect the existing Identity Cards (RTC-313, RTC-305, RTC-345) issued prior to 31.12.2009 before handing over the new Identity Cards.

v) The existing system of issuing PTO shall be dispensed with hereafter.

vi) New Identity cards will be supplied to all the Depots/Units by Dec-2009.

vii) The other conditions stipulated in the Circulars under references cited remain unchanged.

The above instructions shall come into force with immediate effect.

All Depot Managers/Unit Officers are directed to implement the additional concessional travel facilities to enable the retired Employees to avail the same to the extent admissible.

Sd/-

VICE-CHAIRMAN &

MANAGING DIRECTOR

All Officers of the Corporation.

// ATTESTED //

CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER

Copy to: RAO:AG:RTC Branch, Mushirabad, Hyderabad.

Copy to: Secretary to Chairman & P.S to VC&MD.

Copy to: Dy.CAO (TA&INS)-(10 Copies)

Copy to: PRO,HO for translation into Telugu.

Copy to: PO(Trg.)/HO for inclusion in monthly index of Circulars.

Copy to: General Secretary,APSRTC National Mazdoor Union,20/1,Vigyanpuri,

Vidyanagar,Hyderabad.

Copy to: General Secretary, APSRTC Employees’ Union, Satyanarayanareddy Marg,

Azambad, Hyderabad.

Copy to: General Secretary,APSRTC S&WF(State Office), Naduri Prasad Rao Bhavan,

1-7-130/5, Risala Khursheed Jahi, Zamistanpur,Hyderabad-20.

Copy to: General Secretary,APSRTC Security Staff Welfare Association, Hyderabad.

Copy to: Notice Board & Incharge Record Room.