MARKETTING SCHEMES OF APRTC

Card.
TARIFF: Rs.100/- Vanitha Family Card isuued in the name of Woman.
CONCESSION: 10% concession will be extended to the family members either to travel individually or in group.
VALIDITY: The validity of the card is two years and valid to travel on all Pallevelugu and Express Buses.
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION: There will be compensation payable to the extent of Rs. One Lakh per member for loss of life in case of accident while travelling in APSRTC Bus.
2. CAT (Concessional Annual : Travel ) SCHEME
TARIFF: Rs.200/- per Fresh card, Rs.180/- on 1st renewal; Rs.160/- on 2nd renewal; Rs.140/- on 3rd and beyond renewals.
Valid for one year and is valid in Super Luxury, Deluxe, Express, Palle Velugu (Ordinary).
CONCESSION EXTENDED: 10%  of the  fare applicable ;
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION: In case of death of  CAT Card holder  in accident (involving APSRTC/Hire bus) while travelling in bus, an additional compensation of Rs.1.5 lakhs is paid to the kin of the fresh buyers and Rs.2 lakhs for repeat buyers.
3. 2 Year & 3 Year CAT Cards:
On the occasion of the state formation day on the 1st November of 2008, 2 very attractive versions of the CAT card have been launched, namely 2 YEAR CAT & 3YEAR CAT Cards with their validity periods 2 and 3 years respectively.
. 2year CAT card is priced Rs. 350/-
. First renewal is for Rs. 160/- and there after, each renewal will be for    Rs. 140/-.
. Additional accident compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs.
. 3year CAT card is priced Rs. 450/-
. All the renewals are for Rs. 140/-
. Additional accident compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs.
4. FAMILY CAT CARD
Eligibility: The loyal customers of APSRTC who have been utilisting CAT Card Scheme for the last three or more years are eligible to get the FAMILY CAT CARD i.e Rs.160 /- denomination CAT Card holders who come for renwal to next level of Rs.140 /- denomination CAT Card and the existing Rs. 140 /- CAT Card holders.
TARIFF Rs.300 /-.
VALIDITY FAMILY CAT CARD is valid for the one year and is valid in Super Luxury, Deluxe, Express and Palle Velugu services.
CONCESSION : FAMILY CAT CARD enables five family members including and the card holder to get 10 % concession in ticket fare.
The customer will be issued with an Identity Card duly affixing the photographs of all 5 family members ( i.e . spouse / children / dependent members and including Rs. 140 /- CAT CARD holder ) incorporating customer's personal profile and details of his family members.
In case of death of customer / family member who ever holding the "FAMILY CAT CARD" in an accindent while traveling in APSRTC bus, the assignee / legal heir is entitled for additional compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs (irrespective of no. of deaths) after follwing the legal formalities. In such cases, the validity of the "FACT" will be ceased and is taken into the possession of the Corporation.
5. JHT (Jubilee Hitech Ticket):
It’s a Travel As you like ticket and the ticket holder can travel in Super Luxury and below class buses from any where to any where, any number of times within Andhra Pradesh for 7 days.
TARIFF:Adult:Rs.1000/- per ticket + Child: Rs.500/-
6. IJHT (Interstate Jubilee Hitech Ticket)
(Tariff: Rs.1650/- per adult and Rs.825/- per child):
These tickets are valid to perform journey any number of times, from any where to any where, wherever the RTC Buses are under operation including inter-state destinations for a period of 7 days in Super Luxury and below class.
7.COUPLE GIFT CARD:
The Couple Gift Card is aimed to introduce the Gifting of bus travel and to offer a safer, reliable and cheaper mode of transport to the loved ones.
The card is designed to facilitate the travel of Any Two persons in any non A/c bus of the Corporation for 96 hrs continuously throughout the state of AP with in the period of 6 months
The tariff of the card is Rs.1450/-.
The card enables newly married couples, retired couples and Any Two persons to make unrestricted journey as per their own convenience in a period of 6 months.
This card can be given as gift on occasions like marriages,anniversaries, birthdays etc.,
Pallevelugu Tariff in Rs. EXP Tariff in Rs. KMS Chargeable KMS Pallevelugu SILVER Card (Monthly) Pallevelugu GOLD Card (Monthly) Express SILVER Card (Monthly) Express GOLD Card (Monthly) 0-5 5 160 480 NO TICKET NO TICKET 6-10 10 200 600 NO TICKET NO TICKET 11-15 15 280 840 400 1200 16-20 20 400 1200 520 1560 21-25 25 520 1560 640 1920 26-30 30 600 1800 760 2280 31-35 35 720 2160 880 2640 36-40 40 800 2400 1000 3000 41-45 45 920 2760 1120 3360 46-50 50 1000 3000 1240 3720 51-55 55 1120 3360 1400 4200 56-60 60 1200 3600 1520 4560 61-65 65 1320 3960 1640 4920 66-70 70 1400 4200 1760 5280 71-75 75 1520 4560 1880 5640 76-100 80 1600 4800 2000 6000
JUBILLE HITECH TICKET		Rs. 1000 /-	Rs. 500/-
INTER - STATE JUBILLE HITECH TICKET		Rs. 1650/-	Rs.825/-
COUPLE GIFT CARD		Rs. 1450/-	-
8. ATB (Authorised Ticket Booking) Agents:
939 ATB Agents (including 449 on-line agents) are available all over the state.
In addition to booking of tickets the ATB agents are also allowed to sell CAT Cards, Jubilee Hi-Tech and Inter State Jubilee Hi-Tech tickets, Couple Gift Cards also.
9. Travel As You Like Tickets:
Travel as you like tickets are available in Twin cities, Vijayawada,Visakhapatnam and Warangal. This ticket is valid for one day. Sale of   TAYL Tickets are also entrusted to peripheral district depot service conductors (touching the above cities) besides city service conductors. The fare details are as follows:
TYPE	HYD CITY	VIJAYAWADA, VISAKHAPATNAM, WARANGAL
	ZONE
TAYL-ORD		CITY	SUBURBAN
ADULT	45.00	40.00	45.00
TAYL-METRO
ADULT	55.00	For Metro/Jnnurm Buses in VSP and VJA the TAYL tariff fixed for Hyd metro services is applicable and there is no separate Metro TAYL tariffs for city/sub services of VSP, VJA & WL
10.Travel as You Like Tickets and Return Journey Tickets at Tirupati
Travel As You Like' and Return Journey Tickets are designed for the convenience of passengers visiting Tirupati. Following three (types of) package tickets have been designed duly covering the important    pilgrim places around Tirupati
TIRUMALA - PAPAVINASAM
		ADULT	CHILD
SINGLE JOUNEY		13 /-	7/-
RETURN JOURNEY		24/-	12/-
TPT-TML-PPV -TML -TPT
		ADULT	CHILD
RETURN JOURNEY TICKET		83/-	42/-
(RJT Valid for 48 Hours)
TIRUPATI – KANIPAKAM
TIRUPATI - KANIPAKAM
		ADULT	CHILD
RETURN JOURNEY		89/-	45/-
d.TIRUMALA – TIRUPATI GHAT ROAD SERVICES :
		ADULT	CHILD
ORDINARY		27/-	15/-
EXPRESS		34/-	17/-
SUPER LUXURY		45/-	23/-
RETURN JOURNEY
ORDINARY		50/-	25/-
EXPRESS		62/-	31/-
Return Journey Ticekets for Tirumala- Tirupati Ghat Road (10 % Discount)
11. FREE TRAVEL FACILITY FOR LONG DISTANCE PASSNEGERS:
To attract more long distance (250 Kms and more) passengers into the fold of APSRTC, free pick up and dropping facility is extended by city and district buses (bound to peripheral colonies) from their residence to the Journey origin point and on arrival at main bus station to reach      their places of residence in the peripheral areas (In Hyderabad, Vijayawada & Visakhapatnam).
12.TREATS (Travel Regularly and Earn an Additional (free) Trip) SCHEME:
Within a span of 60 day if a passenger enrolled in TREATS performs 5 trips in any of the routes like HYD-Vijayawada, HYD-Bangalore and HYD-Adilabad, he is offered the 6th trip free.
13. Tirumala Tirupati link tickets through Trains and Buses:
Pilgrims travelling to Tirumala can purchase Tirupati to Tirumala tickets either at their respective railway stations or in the buses. This relives them of waiting in the queue at Tirupati Bus Stations.
14 Accommodation linked tickets to Shiridi:
On selected routes like Hyderabad to Shirdi, accommodation linked tickets to the passengers, through which they can book even their accommodation right from the boarding place. The accommodation linked to journey ticket by Volvo from Hyderabad to Shirdi costs Rs 1718 /- and Rs 1154/- by Super Luxury Buses.
15. COMMON STAGES FOR CITY AND DISTRICT SERVICES WITHIN TWIN       CITIES:
10 Sectors have been identified with a route length of 10 Kms from MGBS and JBS under the scheme.
All District Ordinary Buses stop at all city bus stages within City limits upto 10 Kms in Twin cities.
Under the scheme, city passengers are allowed to travel on a flat fare of Rs.5/- and city bus pass holders are allowed to travel free on the strength of GBT/SGBT in District Palle Velugu (Ordinary) buses.
16. 12666
A unique telephone number system has been introduced to enable the passengers to easily access any bus station in the state by simply prefixing the STD code with 12666. Presently 237 bus stations are connected through this system.
17.e-Ticketing:
e-Ticketing system enables passengers to book their tickets from any where to anywhere right from their home or office with the click of a mouse.
18 OPRS – ONLINE PASSENGER RESERVATION SYSTEM –
To give passengers a facility to book their advance reservation of seats from anywhere to anywhere, OPRS system is being introduced. This system is introduced in 63 important and major Bus Stations. The passengers can book their tickets from any Bus Station counters or     from any ATB Agent.
19. Reservation through e-Seva centres :
A proposal is under process for collaborating with the state government’s e-Seva centres for providing seat reservation facility.The state wide network of e-Seva centres is expected to increase the reservation business by leaps and bounds.
20. HAIL & BOARD, ALIGHT ON REQUEST
For the added convenience and to attract more passengers Pallevelugu services are stopped wherever the passenger hails the hand enroute and all the buses are stopped to allow the passengers to alight on request at their choice places.
21. Reservation of Tickets through Credit Cards:
Advance reservation of tickets with Credit / Debit cards facility is available at MGBS/Hyderabad and JBS/Secunderabad duly having a tie up with Citi-Bank.
22. CANCELLATION AND REFUND RULES:
The ticket Cancellation slabs and the amount eligible for refund is given by the following table.