The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will hire private buses for its services to tourist destinations across the State.
Transport Minister Antony Raju, while responding to questions in the Assembly on Thursday, said the transport utility’s tour packages had been a hit among travel enthusiasts since its launch. However, the KSRTC faced a predicament as a large section of the tourists preferred travelling on weekends, while the corporation could not afford to conduct such trips at the cost of its ongoing services.
“To overcome the problem, we will be taking private buses on rent for the tour packages. With plans afoot to include tourist destinations outside Kerala in the existing packages, the KSRTC will rope in those buses that possess inter-State permits,” he said.
