The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Passenger Group Personal Accident Insurance, Improved Passenger Amenities, Employees' Social Security and Cess on Passenger Ticket) Act, 2014
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Passenger Group Personal Accident Insurance, Improved Passenger Amenities, Employees' Social Security and Cess on Passenger Ticket) Act, 2014
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Passenger Group Personal Accident Insurance, Improved Passenger Amenities, Employees' Social Security and Cess on Passenger Ticket) Act, 2014 empowers the state public transport corporation to collect a small surcharge, known as a cess, ranging from one rupee to ten rupees on passenger tickets priced above fourteen rupees. This collected money is initially credited to the Consolidated Fund of the State and subsequently transferred every quarter to a designated KSRTC fund. The law uses these proceeds to provide group personal accident insurance to bus passengers, upgrade station amenities like drinking water and restrooms, and fund pension payments for retired KSRTC workers. For everyday commuters across Kerala, it establishes a formal legal right to insurance coverage during travel while supporting public transit infrastructure and employee social security.
- 1. Short title and commencement. Short title and commencement.
- 2. Definitions. Definitions.
- 3. Power of the Corporation to make schemes. Power of the Corporation to make schemes.
- 4. Levy and collection of cess on passenger ticket. Levy and collection of cess on passenger ticket.
- 5. Rights of passengers. Rights of passengers.
- 6. Power to amend the Schedule. Power to amend the Schedule.
- 7. Power to stop and restore the levy and collection of cess. Power to stop and restore the levy and collection of cess.
- 8. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
- 9. Power to make rules. Power to make rules.
- 10. Repeal and saving. Repeal and saving.
- SCHEDULE. SCHEDULE
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