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Mangaluru: Body cameras to ticket examiners - KSRTC aims at transparency

  •   Wed, Jan 20 2021 11:12:46 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jan 20: With the objective of achieving transparency in the operation of ticket checking, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to equip their ticket examiners with body cameras. This will effecitviely put an end to allegations of partisan attitude and levelling of charges against each other.

Body camera system was prevalent in Bengaluru Metro Transport Corporation till four years back. This system will be introduced all over Karnataka now. KSRTC, Northeast KSRTC, Northwest KSRTC will adopt the system in phases commencing from this month.

There will not be any changes in the method of ticket checking.The examiners before entering the bus, should fix the body cameras to their shirt pockets. The equipment is switched off only after all the tickets are checked and the examiner gets down from the bus. So, all developments in the intervening period are recorded in the camera, footage of which will be checked later. The officials say that the recording will remain in the camera for a month.

Ticketless passengers are fined up to to Rs 500. Arguments, objections, pleading etc which follows, are recorded in the camera. If the conductor is found to be at fault, the ticket examiners will be recommend steps.

In the past, there were allegations that ticket examiners were not working effectively and in some cases they were acting partisan. It was also said that if money was paid, the examiners desisted from recommending action. Divisional controller, Arun Kumar, says that the body camera system is an effort to reduce such allegations as far as possible. Divisional traffic controller of KSRTC Mangaluru, Kamal Kumar, said that the division has received two body cameras and eight more equipment are expected.
  

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  • Dinesh, Udupi

    Thu, Jan 21 2021

    When you need the proof of the incident, they says camera was not functioning....!!! there are loopholes to escape from these gadgets....

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  • Bharath jain, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 21 2021

    Mr Manjunath you are right police men should have body camera any way cameras from where China.....,.haha

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  • ALFRED FERRAO, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 21 2021

    Very good idea,but this should be done to all government officials working irrespective of their grade. One more suggestions is that with the camera also recording of audio should be there and a eveey moments should be mastered by mother computer .I hope this would avoid corruption and also attitude by the government officials to the general public.We will surely be a flourishing nation in days to come.

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  • Manjunath, Brahmavar

    Wed, Jan 20 2021

    How about body camera for... policemen?
    Developed countries are doing it.

    Then after some centuries how about body camera for politicians, since they are public servants at the end of day?

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  • MIA, Udupi

    Wed, Jan 20 2021

    One more money waste project , this type of preventive method would not make any difference if employees have collision . Ticket checker can inform conductor before he enter the bus by mobile to make it all clear before he check the inside bus.

    Its just like notice board you can see in government offices to complain if any one ask for money to do their job. But government officer never accept cash they have their cleaner or peon who collect money out of office.

    Better train and pay salary on time and trust the employees, Low level employees most of the time never cheat they respect their job. Work is like worship.

    If department wants to have transperancy then check the big tenders and big gotalas not chiller paise and rupess of conductor.

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