‘Transport Agencies In 12 States Don’t Run A Single Bus For Specially-Abled People’: Centre
As per the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, 61 state transport undertakings (STUs) operate 1,45,747 buses, among which only 51,043 are equipped with boarding and deboarding facilities for persons with disabilities (PwDs). At least 12 state transport agencies do not have a single bus for specially-abled persons, and around 65 per cent of public …