SHOULD WE ALLOW AMTS TO BE CLOSED DOWN?

There was a time when the citizens of Ahmedabad use to be proud of the AMTS. 750 good buses, over 6000 experienced staff and wide transport network made AMTS one of the finest public transport service of the country, punctual and people oriented.
CAN WE BE PROUD OF AMTS TODAY?

Since the last five years the administrators of AMTS have systematically down graded the transport service to benefit private operators. Today we have around 450 private contract buses and only 350 AMTS buses. Permanent staff have been reduced only 3300. Breakdown of buses, accidents and total indifference to peoples need have become the rule in AMTS. Over and above the destructive privatisation (many political leaders have become the contractors) the government has spent around RS. 600/- crores for BRTS. Which will benefit only a very small fraction of the citizen, with the amount of money, the entire AMTS could have been converted in to a high class public transport service.

STOP PRIVATISATION AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE

It is the duty of the Municipal Corporation to provide public transport to the citizens of Ahmedabad and the tax payer money should be used for public purpose.
WE THEREFORE DEMAND A COMPLITE IMPROVEMENT OF AMTS AND UTILISATATION Of PUBLIC FUND FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

The commuters and AMTS workers have been holding a series of demonstration to oppose the privatisation of AMTS