The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has announced to provide 25 percent off in its bus fares throughout the state. Not only residents of Andhra Pradesh, but whoever may be senior citizens travelling in APSRTC buses can avail this facility.
But, they need only to show some proof of their age crossing 60 years. For that, it has announced six types of identity cards for the implementation of the concession. It has made it clear that 25 percent senior citizen concession will be applicable on showing any of them.
The six types of identity cards the APSRTC has mentioned are Aadhar Card, Voter ID Card, Senior Citizen ID Card, Passport, PAN Card or Ration Card.
The APS RTC Executive Director (Operations) also said that this concession should be applicable to senior citizens belonging to any state, regardless of the state. In this regard, APSRTC has given instructions to all zone executive directors and all district public transport officers.
The orders have been issued to provide 25 percent concession to eligible senior citizens irrespective of their place of residence. Senior citizens should be allowed to show their age certificates in hard copies or soft copies, it said.
The corporation has extended 25 percent concession to senior citizens who have completed 60 years of age in all types of buses operated by APSRTC, the order said. It has also been stated in the order that senior citizens will be required to show their age certificates in physical or digital form (hard copies or soft copies) at the time of purchasing the ticket and during their journey.
The order stated that senior citizens can use any of the six types of cards to get the 25 percent concession in buses. It is irrelevant which identity cards are issued by the central and state governments. They should be allowed, it clarified.
