Kerala is now bringing up new facilities for its citizens. As part of the “100 days, 100 programmes” scheme of Kerala government, the Kerala Road Transport Corporation (Kerala RTC) has begun a parcel service much like that of the Indian Railways to get over the deficits sustained due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with the deadly virus, an increment in the price of diesel and spare parts have also put stress on the state’s transport corporation, as a result of which it kick-started ”KSRTC Logistics” an effort to enhance the revenue of the undertaking, apart from ticket sales.
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Under this scheme, changed vehicles of Kerala RTC will be used for transporting letters and parcels of various government departments, public sector units, constitutional bodies and even private institutions. Although it has not begun working officially, the State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has declared that it will be availing the services of KSRTC for the transportation of COVID-19 food kits. This was notified by Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.
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He said that the first service of the project will be renting a few of the buses to Supplyco on a monthly basis for the shipment of emergency food kits to all ration cardholders across the state. As per a statement by Kerala RTC, Supplyco will be provided with five buses for a monthly rent of Rs 1,25,000. These buses will be provided for a culmination of 2,500 kilometres after which, Kerala RTC will begin crediting Rs 50 for every extra kilometre.