Transport Minister S.S. said that the existing concessions should be extended without any delay to foreign artistes and other artists on business trips to travel with 50% travel fare concession and to carry their musical instruments/professional instruments free of charge. Sivashankar emphasized.
“Akash, a student of Tamil Nadu Music College from Sivagangai district, who was studying rural music at Dindigul, North Madurai with his musical instrument, reported that he was denied permission to travel on a bus from Dindigul to Madurai along with his musical instrument while returning from his performance
When we inquired with the conductor about this, he told us to drop the item near the 6 seater as the item was stretched inside the bus on the luggage carrier and it would break the electric lights and side mirrors. But, it is revealed that due to a misunderstanding, he took the video and got down from the bus himself.
The following explanation is given in order to provide full benefits to these scholars. Folk artists and other artists registered with the Folk Artistes Welfare Board operating under the Department of Arts and Culture in Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses to travel with 50% fare concession and carry their musical instruments/professional instruments free of charge when traveling on business, Ordinances 1992, 1993 , awarded in 2020 and 2021.
Accordingly, 50 percent fare concession has already been given to theater and rural artistes in State Transport Corporation buses. The said artistes are allowed to carry their musical instruments free of charge in State Transport Corporation buses
Accordingly, clothing accessories, cosmetic products, musical instruments, harmonium, tabla, dolak, mridhangam, naiyandi melam, nathaswaram, pumpai, urmi. Udukai, Davil, Kolik Kata, Tappattam, Madu Atamu, Peacock Atamu, Kavadi Atamu, Karagam Atamu, Poikal Horse and other small instruments are allowed to be carried in the bus.
Moreover, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, who is very concerned about the welfare of foreign artistes, other artists and students studying in music schools, has encouraged and supported the artists to make further progress in their lives. For this, appropriate instructions have been given to all Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Managing Directors, officers and all including drivers and conductors. “Furthermore, I kindly request that the art materials carried by the theater artists should be kept in a safe manner so that there is no disturbance to other passengers,” said Minister Sivashankar.
