by NCMP Yee Jenn Jong
There are many requests for more public transport concessions for the disabled and for polytechnic students. On 21 November last year, Minister Lui Tuck Yew said that the Public Transport Council was aware of the concession requests for these 2 groups, and would work with the operators to see how best these requests could be considered in future review of fares.
I feel the opportune time for review is now, especially with the government investing $1.1 billion in the operations of new buses on behalf of the public transport operators. This budget is called an inclusive budget that provides targeted help to those most in need of them. It will be a good gesture by the public transport operators to reciprocate our government’s generosity by granting this request to these 2 groups who truly need better concessions.