I had a travell from chennai to Nagercoil 2 days back . The travell time is almost 15 hrs by bus and 12 hours by train .As i dint get a seat in train i used the bus service for reaching my native. The journey started around 1530 hrs on 19th nov. By 1930 hrs they stopped the bus and askedt the passengers to have their dinner and the bus wont stop elsewhere for dinner. The area was very outer from the city/town and there was 2 hotels and two bakeries alone. Probably we could get the food for the dinner there itself. The previous time i had the dinner and i dint like it so i thought of having some snacks ie some biscuits and some branded cool drinks.. So i went to the bakery and asked for two "GOOD DAY" biscuit packets and a half litre pepsi .. Th shop keeper gave me and asked me to pay rs 57 .00(ruppes). I dint expect this much am
ount as i knew the MRP of a "GOOD DAY" packet is rs 12.00 and hat of pepsi is rs 20.00 . Totally it will be rs 44 . I asked the shopkeeper and he doesn't want me to argue there . So i handed those to the shop keeper and returned to bus without having dinner. Actually i did that, not because of the rs 13.00 alone but i dont want to be got cheated by someone that too after i knew that i'm being cheated.
Coming to the point.. Noyt only myself but each and every people who use the bus service might have experienced this . Its ok for me as i'm am an adult and i can adjust the hunger. But for the children and a bit aged people it becomes a problem and they have to get it from there. This makes the shopkeeper more comfortable as some how his business goes on even if he has fixed a very high price . Some transporting staffs stop the buses their as they might gain something over there . I dont want to go harsh on the transporting staff but the shopkeepers. This matter should be made to come under the eyes of the Govt. by some means .
There are a lots of ways to stop this corruptions. Its possible that the Govt. can maintain some hotels in the road sides of the outer areas and can put it as a rule that te busses should stop in any of the Govt. hotels. The prices should be as mormal, so that the passengers will feel comfortable and the Govt. too can earn a bit from the hotel also providing some employment. Another way is to have some persons appointed to make sure that the products are sold within the MRP. Hope this blog will com under some responsible persons view and he does the necesary actions. I too will try to do something if possible.
ount as i knew the MRP of a "GOOD DAY" packet is rs 12.00 and hat of pepsi is rs 20.00 . Totally it will be rs 44 . I asked the shopkeeper and he doesn't want me to argue there . So i handed those to the shop keeper and returned to bus without having dinner. Actually i did that, not because of the rs 13.00 alone but i dont want to be got cheated by someone that too after i knew that i'm being cheated.Coming to the point.. Noyt only myself but each and every people who use the bus service might have experienced this . Its ok for me as i'm am an adult and i can adjust the hunger. But for the children and a bit aged people it becomes a problem and they have to get it from there. This makes the shopkeeper more comfortable as some how his business goes on even if he has fixed a very high price . Some transporting staffs stop the buses their as they might gain something over there . I dont want to go harsh on the transporting staff but the shopkeepers. This matter should be made to come under the eyes of the Govt. by some means .
There are a lots of ways to stop this corruptions. Its possible that the Govt. can maintain some hotels in the road sides of the outer areas and can put it as a rule that te busses should stop in any of the Govt. hotels. The prices should be as mormal, so that the passengers will feel comfortable and the Govt. too can earn a bit from the hotel also providing some employment. Another way is to have some persons appointed to make sure that the products are sold within the MRP. Hope this blog will com under some responsible persons view and he does the necesary actions. I too will try to do something if possible.
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