1. Teething troubles in Shakti scheme taking a toll on BMTC bus conductors
Bus conductors with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) are a stressed lot. Many have expressed that ever since the implementation of the Shakthi scheme, their jobs have become harder with the everyday work pressure amped up by several levels.
From repeatedly asking women passengers to show their ID cards, to tearing more tickets than before, and to simultaneously dealing with the new norms of the government, teething troubles have taken a toll on crew members. BMTC employees also pointed out issues like staff crunch, lack of buses to handle the growing number of passengers, and how the onus of passengers travelling without tickets has completely fallen on the conductors.
