Gurgaon to have women conductors in city buses

Gurgaon, July 10: Women conductors will be seen in Gurgaon buses from August. The Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority ( GDMA) has taken the decision to empower women.

It is an extension of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, V. Uma Shankar, GDMA the CEO of the GDMA said.

“The hiring of women conductors is a pilot project and once the trail is successful their numbers will be increased in future,” he said.

The women conductors will be known as customer service agents. They will work only in the day time, he said.

The authority is going to launch 100 busses on the roads in Gurgaon on August 1, which will run on 11 different routes in the city.

Therefore, the authority has started the process of recruiting 570 drivers and conductors.

“We have floated the tender to run the buses and two companies have shown interest to work. These two companies will hire 285 drivers and conductors each, including 50 women conductors,” Mr Shankar said.

The official added that introduction of 100 new buses will improve public transportation infrastructure in Gurgaon. Passengers will not have to wait for five minutes at the bus stop once the frequency is enhanced.

Presently 120 low floor, standard and AC busses of Haryana are plying on various routes in DelhiNCR operated by male drivers and conductors .