| n a strongly-worded letter to the Principal | | | | from the Motor Vehicles Department based on the |
| Accountant-General (Audit), Kerala, KSRTC chairman | | | | stage carriages paying tax and the share of KSRTC |
| and managing director T P Senkumar said that despite | | | | will be reworked accordingly. Though the data was |
| furnishing clear data during the exit meeting, erroneous | | | | collected and forwarded, the corrected version was |
| observations in the preliminary report got published as | | | | not considered, the letter said.Similarly, the observation |
| the final report thereby causing irreparable damages to | | | | that the percentage of over-age buses in 2008-09 as |
| the management of the Corporation. A copy of the | | | | 26.26 percent was not true. ‘'We use the fleet up |
| letter was obtained by ‘Express' in reply to a query | | | | to 13 years even though it can be used for 15 years |
| under the RTI Act. This paper, on April 5, had exposed | | | | as per the Motor Vehicle Rules. As on March 31, 2009, |
| the contradictions in the performance audit tabled in | | | | the Corporation had a fleet strength of 5,115 buses out |
| the Assembly by the CAG and the claims made by | | | | of which only 236 buses were 13 years old, which is |
| Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan.The report said that | | | | only 4.61 percent and not 26.26 percent,'' the letter said. |
| the share of KSRTC Online Booking in passenger | | | | It also added that the fleet utilisation of the Corporation |
| transport operations in the State had declined from | | | | had increased to 90.46 percent. ‘'When the truth is |
| 13.77 percent in 2004-05 to 12.86 percent in 2008-09 | | | | that the performance and efficiency increased |
| owing to operational inefficiency and lack of effective | | | | compared to the previous years, findings of the highest |
| monitoring by the top management. But, in reality, the | | | | body in audit happened to be just the reverse and |
| share grew up to 27.66 percent from the 13 percent | | | | caused irreparable damages. Kingfisher Airlines |
| share it had four years ago.As per the CAG report, | | | | Booking Even the conclusions were drawn wrongly |
| the number of private buses in the State during | | | | based on the present strategies to improve. So, in |
| 2008-09 was 34,648. In the letter, citing the report of | | | | view of the facts, there is a strong case to reveal the |
| Motor Vehicles Department, the KSRTC managing | | | | truth and immediate action should be taken to expunge |
| director pointed out that the number of private buses | | | | the false observations from the report,'' the letter |
| during the period was only 13,377 and this clearly | | | | said.Senkumar, when contacted, told ‘Express' that |
| showed that the Corporation enjoyed 27.66 percent | | | | the Corporation had not yet received any reply from |
| share in public transport.In the exit meeting, a | | | | the Principal Accountant-General (Audit) to the letter, |
| consensus was arrived to collect the correct figures | | | | which was sent on March 29, 2010. |