ANNEXURE - 'B'

BUS PASS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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TYPE OF PASS

CONDITIONS

1 STUDENTS BELOW 12 YRS
The School / Institution shall be of Govt., Govt. aided or private registered one. The Head of the Institution shall certify the date of birth and bonafide's of the students. Free route pass between residence and school will be issued by the nearest Depot Manager.

2 GIRL STUDENTS STUDYING UPTO Class X
Girl students up to an upper age limit of 18 years studying class X and below shall be issued with free route pass between the residence to school and back up to a maximum distance up to 20 KMs. in rural areas and 22 KMs. in cities / towns. The students studying in Govt., Govt. aided or private registered school are eligible for which the Head of the school shall certify the date of birth and bonafides of the students.

3 STUDENTS MONTHLY / QUARTERLY ROUTE PASSES /GENERAL BUS PASSES
3. The school / college / higher educational and Technical institution where the student is studying shall have recognition of the State or Central Govt. The courses shall be of full time in nature. The students shall not be in receipt of any stipend / fellowship and should not have been employed. The institution shall have affiliation to any Board or University of the State / Central Govt. which conducts examinations and issues certificates. The students shall obtain certification of the Head of the Institution in the application form prescribed and submit to obtain the bus pass from the nearest Unit Manager.

4 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Physically challenged, mentally retarded, blind, deaf & dumb shall produce certificate issued by the District Medical Board concerned.

The blind are those in whom the sight is totally absent i.e., loss of sight in both eyes.

Mentally retarded person is he who is under the category of IQ-40 and below.

Deaf & Dumb are those in whom the sense of hearing and speaking is fully non-functional for ordinary purpose of life. He does not hear / understand sound at all even with amplified speech.

Orthopaedically challenged are those who have 40 % and above disability.

Escorts to mentally retarded and blind persons are allowed based on the certification of the Medical authorities.

5 STUDENT EXCLUSIVE BUS PASS
Students numbering not less than 60 willing to avail exclusive student special shall be provided with exclusive bus facility. The minimum route length for operating the service is 16 KMs. in cities / towns and 20 KMs. in rural areas. The tariff shall be collected extra on pro-rata basis, depending upon the additional distance involved.

6 NGOs BUS PASS
A.P. State Government employees working in twin cities, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Warangal and whose pay is Rs. 2930/- to Rs. 5960 /- (pre-revised), are issued NGOs bus passes priced at Rs.280/- and Rs.335/- for City and Sub-urban travel respectively. The Controlling Officer will certify the bonafides of the NGO for obtaining this pass. The NGO will pay 1/3rd cost of the pass and the balance 2/3rd's cost will be reimbursed by A.P. State Government.

7 MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS /
MONTHLY ROUTE PASSES /
MONTHLY G.B.T.

5. General public are issued with monthly season tickets in rural areas and route passes in cities/towns. The holders of this pass will be charged 20 days (one 'Up' and one 'Down') fare i.e., 1/3rd concession allowing them to perform journey on all days of the month.
Monthly General Bus Tickets are issued for travel by City Ordinary, Metro Express and Metro Deluxe services at a monthly cost of Rs.310/-, Rs.400/- and Rs.450/- respectively. Holders of the pass are permitted to perform un-restricted journey by the services for which the pass is valid.

8 TRAVEL AS YOU LIKE
Travel As You Like Tickets are issued to all general public allowing the holder to perform un-restricted travel on that day by the City / Sub-urban services under operation in the city / town. These tickets are available with conductors of all services. There are two types of Travel As You Like viz., Travel As You Like Ordinary and Travel As You Like Metro.

9 GREATER HYDERABAD /
KRISHNAVENI DARSHAN /
VISAKHA DARSHAN These passes are issued to general public and students. The cost of the pass is fixed at the base rate of Sub-urban General bus ticket and additional fare beyond Sub-urban limits depending upon the distance involved.

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Sl. No	TYPE OF PASS	CONDITIONS
1	STUDENTS BELOW 12 YRS	The School / Institution shall be of Govt., Govt. aided or private registered one. The Head of the Institution shall certify the date of birth and bonafide's of the students. Free route pass between residence and school will be issued by the nearest Depot Manager.
2	GIRL STUDENTS STUDYING UPTO Class X	Girl students up to an upper age limit of 18 years studying class X and below shall be issued with free route pass between the residence to school and back up to a maximum distance up to 20 KMs. in rural areas and 22 KMs. in cities / towns. The students studying in Govt., Govt. aided or private registered school are eligible for which the Head of the school shall certify the date of birth and bonafides of the students.
3	STUDENTS MONTHLY / QUARTERLY ROUTE PASSES /GENERAL BUS PASSES	3. The school / college / higher educational and Technical institution where the student is studying shall have recognition of the State or Central Govt. The courses shall be of full time in nature. The students shall not be in receipt of any stipend / fellowship and should not have been employed. The institution shall have affiliation to any Board or University of the State / Central Govt. which conducts examinations and issues certificates. The students shall obtain certification of the Head of the Institution in the application form prescribed and submit to obtain the bus pass from the nearest Unit Manager.
4	PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED	Physically challenged, mentally retarded, blind, deaf & dumb shall produce certificate issued by the District Medical Board concerned. The blind are those in whom the sight is totally absent i.e., loss of sight in both eyes. Mentally retarded person is he who is under the category of IQ-40 and below. Deaf & Dumb are those in whom the sense of hearing and speaking is fully non-functional for ordinary purpose of life. He does not hear / understand sound at all even with amplified speech. Orthopaedically challenged are those who have 40 % and above disability. Escorts to mentally retarded and blind persons are allowed based on the certification of the Medical authorities.
5	STUDENT EXCLUSIVE BUS PASS	Students numbering not less than 60 willing to avail exclusive student special shall be provided with exclusive bus facility. The minimum route length for operating the service is 16 KMs. in cities / towns and 20 KMs. in rural areas. The tariff shall be collected extra on pro-rata basis, depending upon the additional distance involved.
6	NGOs BUS PASS	A.P. State Government employees working in twin cities, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Warangal and whose pay is Rs. 2930/- to Rs. 5960 /- (pre-revised), are issued NGOs bus passes priced at Rs.280/- and Rs.335/- for City and Sub-urban travel respectively. The Controlling Officer will certify the bonafides of the NGO for obtaining this pass. The NGO will pay 1/3rd cost of the pass and the balance 2/3rd's cost will be reimbursed by A.P. State Government.
7	MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS / MONTHLY ROUTE PASSES / MONTHLY G.B.T.	5. General public are issued with monthly season tickets in rural areas and route passes in cities/towns. The holders of this pass will be charged 20 days (one 'Up' and one 'Down') fare i.e., 1/3rd concession allowing them to perform journey on all days of the month. Monthly General Bus Tickets are issued for travel by City Ordinary, Metro Express and Metro Deluxe services at a monthly cost of Rs.310/-, Rs.400/- and Rs.450/- respectively. Holders of the pass are permitted to perform un-restricted journey by the services for which the pass is valid.
8	TRAVEL AS YOU LIKE	Travel As You Like Tickets are issued to all general public allowing the holder to perform un-restricted travel on that day by the City / Sub-urban services under operation in the city / town. These tickets are available with conductors of all services. There are two types of Travel As You Like viz., Travel As You Like Ordinary and Travel As You Like Metro.
9	GREATER HYDERABAD / KRISHNAVENI DARSHAN / VISAKHA DARSHAN	These passes are issued to general public and students. The cost of the pass is fixed at the base rate of Sub-urban General bus ticket and additional fare beyond Sub-urban limits depending upon the distance involved.

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