bangalore the bangalore metropolitan transport corporation bmtc has proposed to conduct intensive drive through its female checking staff on the passengers occupying seats exclusively reserved for female passengers and also to detect ticketless travelling by the passengers for the period from january 23 to 24 2014 on an average 40 batches will be on line everyday the passengers are requested not to occupy seats exclusively reserved for female passengers when the female passengers are found travelling in the bus in case a male passenger is found occupying the seat exclusively reserved for female passengers such passenger is liable to pay a penalty of rs 100 as per rule 94 of kmv rules read with section 177 of mv act 1988 similarly the ticketless travelling passengers are required to pay penalty under section 178 of mv act 1988 the amount of penalty is levied from the originating point to the point where traveler without ticket or pass was caught to the extent of 10 times of ticket fare or rs 500 whichever is less in case of any complaint of not issuing tickets by the conductors despite payment of fare they can lodge a complaint at the bmtc call centre 1800 425 1663 155220 bmtc control room 7760991399 7760991499 email to controlbmtc gmailcom or call 7760991076 7760991078 7760991113