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Resentment against hike in bus fare mounting in Bhopal

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NK SINGH Though a Govt. directive has frustrated the earlier efforts of the MPSRTC to increase the city bus fares by as much as 300 per cent, the public resent even the 25 per cent hike. It is "totally unjust, uncalled for and arbitrary", this is the consensus that has emerged from an opinion conducted by "Commoner" among a cross-section of politicians, public men, trade union leaders, and last but not least, the common bus travelling public. However, a section of the people held, that an average passenger would not grudge a slight pinche in his pocket provided the MPSRTC toned up its services. But far from being satisfactory, the MPSRTC-run city bus service in the capital is an endless tale of woe. Hours of long waiting, over-crowding people clinging to window panes frequent breakdowns, age-old fleet of buses, unimaginative routes and the attitude of passengers one can be patient only when he is sure to get into the next bus are some of the ills plaguing the city b...
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Free rations for Bhopal gas victims

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NK SINGH

Bhopal: The distribution of free foodgrain and milk to the gas-hit people of Bhopal, which commenced soon after they returned to their localities, has continued for the past four months, providing succour to a very large population distress. The Madhya Pradesh Government has already spent over Rs 6.4 crore on this.

The state Government decided to distribute free food grain to affected persons on December 21 last year.

According to official sources, the magnitude of this operation was so great that almost 500 officers and employees from various departments of the Government had to be mobilised to assist the district administration in organising this distribution. A large number of new ration cards had to be prepared and fair distribution ensured. In all, 212 fair price shops were assigned the distribution work and arrangements were made for supervising the work of these shops.

Each individual was issued 9 kg of wheat, 3 kg. of rice, 500 grams of sugar and 500 m.1. of edible oil.

Free distribution of milk commenced on December 9, 1984, To begin with, milk was distributed at 10 centres in the town. Subsequently, the number of centres increased to 26 and milk worth Rs 1 lakh a day is being issued through them, to 33,000 card-holders in the affected area. The milk is being supplied by the Bhopal Milk Federation. Until April 21 this year. 

1,92,180 quintals of wheat worth Rs 3.92 crore. 58,038 quintals of rice worth Rs 1.87 crore, 4,497 quintals of sugar worth Re 19.25 lakh and 3,78,953 litres of edible oil worth Rs 42.32 lakh had been distributed to the gas-hit population Also, 27,24,480 litres of milk was also distributed free, sources said. 

Indian Express

May 1, 1985






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