{"id":516,"date":"2026-08-11T20:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=516"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:03:12","slug":"scrap-all-existing-inter-state-border-check-posts-within-six-months-parl-panel-to-transport-ministry-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=516","title":{"rendered":"Scrap all existing inter-state border check posts within six months, parl panel to transport ministry | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133165030,imgsize-180596,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/nhai-plans-vehicular-underpass-at-trichys-sanjeevi-nagar-junction.jpg\" alt=\"Scrap all existing inter-state border check posts within six months, parl panel to transport ministry\" title=\"It also asked Centre to prevail upon six states to close border check posts that they are still operating.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"It also asked Centre to prevail upon six states to close border check posts that they are still operating.\">It also asked Centre to prevail upon six states to close border check posts that they are still operating.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Centre should scrap all existing inter-state border check posts within six months and replace the All India Tourist Permit with a unified All India Passenger Permit within a year, a parliamentary panel has recommended, pitching for a sweeping overhaul of the country\u2019s bus transport system.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The committee headed by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha made the recommendations after consultations with govt departments, bus operators, passengers and other stakeholders to identify key hurdles facing the sector, which transports more passengers daily than Indian Railways.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The panel noted that India has around 4.4 lakh buses, but only about 1.1 lakh are owned by govt entities, mainly state road transport undertakings. <!-- -->Ten states account for nearly 90% of these govt-owned buses, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Calling for an overhaul of the permit regime, panel urged road transport ministry to replace the All India Tourist Permit with an All India Passenger Permit. The new permit should reflect the number of passengers actually carried, ensuring that enforcement does not hinge on whether a traveller qualifies as a \u201ctourist\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cThe rights of the permit holder, including the right to halt, to board and set down passengers at notified points, and to enter public terminals on payment, should be stated exhaustively on the face of the permit,\u201d panel said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>It also asked Centre to prevail upon six states to close border check posts that they are still operating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Panel further recommended that all bus terminals provide private operators \u201cnon-discriminatory access\u201d to pick up passengers on payment of an entry fee, following the model at Delhi\u2019s ISBT.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>It also proposed establishment of a National Bus Terminals Authority to develop and standardise terminal infrastructure and, where states agree, manage bus terminals and intermodal passenger hubs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Panel further recommended a unified online ticketing platform covering state-run and private bus operators for passenger convenience.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>It has proposed a citizen vigilance channel, modelled on Election Commission\u2019s cVIGIL app, allowing passengers to file geo-tagged, time-stamped complaints\u2014with photos or videos\u2014about overloading, unsafe transport of schoolchildren, faulty safety equipment and poor sanitation in buses, terminals and halting points.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Complaints would be automatically forwarded to the enforcement authority concerned for action within a prescribed timeframe, it said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/scrap-all-existing-inter-state-border-check-posts-within-six-months-parl-panel-to-transport-ministry\/articleshow\/133165024.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It also asked Centre to prevail upon six states to close border check posts that they are still operating. 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