The  Regional Transport Offices (RTO) across Maharashtra has initiated action against tourist buses for overcharging passengers during festivals. The buses were also penalised for other offences and traffic violations. “We had issued a warning and following passenger complaints, initiated action,” Maharashtra transport commissioner Avinash Dhakne said.

In the past four days, between March 16 and 20, as many as 1,521 buses were found indulging in violations. Of these, around 103 were found overcharging passengers, while 1,418 were fined for other offences and violations. From these, overall a fine of Rs 22,19,700 was recovered. The highest number of violations were in Panvel and Thane, followed by Amravati and Kolhapur.