400 omni buses fined for overcharging customers during festival rush
Tamil Nadu transport officials fined 400 omni bus operators for overcharging passengers during the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival rush. The department inspected thousands of vehicles and initiated refund processes for affected travelers while detaining buses lacking valid fitness certificates.
Why it matters
This reflects government efforts to regulate private transport pricing and safety standards during peak travel seasons to protect consumer rights.
Traffic piled up from Perungalathur and Vandalur through Kilambakkam and Guduvanchery up to the Paranur toll plaza in the late hours of Friday as thousands of families from Chennai and its surrounding areas headed to their hometowns by the GST road ahead of holidays for Vinayaka Chaturthi (September 14)
A press release from the Transport Department said that it had made arrangements to operate 2,354 buses from the Kilambakkam bus terminus, including 1,099 regular services and 1,255 special buses. Of these, 2,213 buses were operated to various districts on the night of September 11 (Friday) based on passenger demand. Of the 141 buses kept in reserve, 41 have since been deployed from the morning of September 12 (Saturday).
Special inspection teams comprising Regional Transport Officers and Motor Vehicle Inspectors were formed across Tamil Nadu following complaints of overcharging by some omni bus operators.
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