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No. 1556 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019 / SRAVAN 22, 1941

[No.14492-HUD-UT-SCH-0015 /2014/HUD.]

HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

RESOLUTION

The 13th August, 2019

Subject: Empowering Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), Bhubaneswar to

compound offences and collect penalty under sections 178, 179 (1), 179 (2) of

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

Government of Odisha Rules of Business empowered the Housing & Urban

Development Department vide its Amendment in Notification No. 24940‒GAD-SER2-RB-

0003/2013/Gen., dated the 4th September, 2013 to look after the business of “Urban Mobility

& Transport”. Accordingly, Housing & Urban Development Department is looking after the

Urban Road Transport & Mobility by way of providing City Bus Service and developing

infrastructures in different areas. Hence, with the objectives of providing affordable,

convenient, efficient and safe public transport to the citizens in the Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and

Puri-Konark Master Plan areas, State Government constituted a Special Purpose

Vehicle (SPV) i.e. Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) vide Notification No. 1919, dated

the 19th January, 2018 and subsequent Corrigendum No. 7387, dated the 19th March, 2018.

Keeping in view the mandate, CRUT is operating the City Bus Services in the name of

“MO BUS” under Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model in Bhubaneswar Urban Transport Area,

Cuttack Urban Transport Area and Puri Urban Transport Area notified by the Government in

Commerce & Transport (Transport) Department. However, it is observed that, many people

are travelling without passes or tickets in “MO BUS” causing irreparable revenue loss to the

SPV i.e. Capital Region Urban Transport.

2. Hence, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 200 of Motor Vehicles

Act, 1988 (Central Act, 59 of 1988) read with Section 124, State Government in Housing &

Urban Development Department hereby Authorises the Capital Region Urban Transport

(CRUT) to compound offences and collect penalty through empowered officers/ Agencies/

Personnels under sections 178, 179 (1), 179 (2) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as mentioned

below. With issue of this Resolution, Capital Region Urban Transport shall be empowered to

levy and collect such penalties within its operational area.

2

Sl.

No.

Penal

Section

as per

Motor

Vehicle

Act

Description of the Offence

Maximum Penalty to be imposed on

the ticketless/pass less travellers/

passangers

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

178

Passenger travelling without a

pass or a valid ticket is liable to be

punished with a fine which may

extend to five hundred rupees

10 times the legal fare payable by

such person or Rs. 500/- whichever

is less

2

179 (1)

Disobedience

of

orders,

obstruction to the checking officer

in discharge of duties and refusal

of information

Up to Rs. 500/-

3

179 (2)

Refusal to give information

Up to Rs. 500/-

NOTE: Legal fare will be fare from originating point of the trip to the destination point of the

traveller.

3. Provided further that, the compounding fee for an offence shall not exceed the

maximum fine prescribed in the relevant penal sections of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

4. Government shall have the Authority in issuing clarifications, providing guidelines,

framing the Rules and making changes to the power delegated herewith as and when

required. Disputes, if any, arises out of the above Authority given to CRUT shall be brought

before the Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department for redressal & resolve the

issue (s).

5. ORDER:

(i) The Resolution shall come into force from the date of publication in the Odisha

Gazette.

(ii) Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Extraordinary issue of Odisha

Gazette and Copies thereof be forwarded to all Departments of Government, all Heads of the

Department and Accountant General, Odisha & 50 copies to this Department.

By Order of the Governor

G. MATHI VATHANAN

Principal Secretary to Government

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