This time Rakshabandhan will get 64 hours instead of 48 hours, women will get free bus service, additional buses will be operated, excellent staff will get incentive amount
Sandy Verma August 08, 2025 09:25 AM

Moradabad:- On the occasion of Rakshabandhan festival, the Uttar Pradesh government has increased the facility to their brother’s house on Raksha Bandhan for women by 16 hours. Seven years ago, on Raksha Bandhan, the state government had launched a plan to give gifts to the sisters. Earlier, 48 hours of service was free in this scheme. This time this scheme will be provided free travel facility to all mothers, sisters and daughters from 8 am to 12 pm on August 8 to August 10. For this, the roadways management has also tightened up.

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Buses were increased on these routes, maximum buses will be operated on these routes:-

On Thursday, Regional Manager Mamta Singh said that the cycle of buses has also been increased on 12 routes from 07 to 12 August for the holy festival of siblings. Maximum buses should be operated and all buses should remain on road smoothly. He said that by August 8, 9,10 of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s announcement, the sisters who will have their Aadhaar card will not have to take bus tickets for the sisters and daughters. On the festival of Rakshabandhan, women will be able to reach their brother’s house and from there without any trouble. The scheme will be effective from 8 to 10 August, but the rounds of buses have been increased from 7 to 12 August. In additional preparation by Roadways, all the depots of the enclosure have been increased by 156 rounds of buses running on the road of Delhi, Kaushambi, Ramnagar, Haldwani, Bareilly, Badaun, Chandausi, Bilsi, Sambhal, Kotdwar, Badhapur, Raipur, Dhampur, Kalagarh, Haridwar.

All running and operator’s leave on Rakshabandhan canceled:-

Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation Regional Manager has canceled the holidays of all driver operators for 8, 9, 10 three days. Also, technical group employees will be posted. Around the clock control room has been set up at the depot level for three days, in which the duty of personnel has been determined to keep information about operation. Those who will continue to contact the Regional Office from the Regional Control Room Moradabad bus station depot. The names and posts and mobile numbers of the personnel posted in the control room will be available in this office. Instructions have also been given to keep all bus stations cleaning and keeping arrangements.

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Incentive to the driver and operator:-

The drivers have asked the drivers to give incentives to the drivers on behalf of the roadways management to reach their destination efficiently. Its additional payment will be made per kilometer. The incentive scheme will be given an incentive of Rs 1200 for regular and contractual drivers and operators if he has done 1800 km of operations during the Raksha Bandhan Service period. Apart from this, an additional payment will also be available at Rs 55 per km on working six days and over the prescribed limit. This arrangement was made to make the journey on Raksha Bandhan safe and efficiently.

Sushil Kumar Singh

Moradabad

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