HOW TO GET FREE BUS PASS IN CHENNAI CITY BUS?

As per the Social Welfare Department G.O free bus passes are issued to the Handicapped
persons, Blind persons and Mentally Retarded persons.
A. PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

1. Free bus passes are issued to the handicapped persons whose physical impairment is 40%
and above, based on the Identity card and recommendation of the concerned Social
Welfare Department District Rehabilitation Officer.

2. Physically Handicapped persons are being issued with free point to point bus passes on
production of the required certificates to enable them to travel from place of residence to
School / Hospital / Educational Institutions / Workspot and back.

3. For obtaining free bus pass the Annual Income should not exceed of Rs.12,000/-

4. Applicants who apply for the free bus pass concession shall produce two copies of stamp
size photos along with their application. They should renew the point-to-point free pass
card every month.

5. The Physically Handicapped students who are studying up to XII Std. in the Special
schools for the physically handicapped which are recognized by the State Commissioner
for the disabled are issued with 100% free travel bus passes through "On line" on par
with the normal students.

B. MENTALLY RETARDED
1. Free bus passes are issued to the Mentally Retarded persons whose impairment is 40%
and above based on the Identity card and recommendation of the concerned Social
Welfare Department District Rehabilitation Officer.

2. Mentally Retarded persons are being issued with free point to point bus passes on
production of the required certificate to enable them to travel from place of residence to
Schools / Hospital / Educational Institutions / workspot and back.

3. The free bus pass concession also being issued to one attendant who accompany the
Mentally Retarded persons.

4. Free bus passes are issued without any annual income limit to the Mentally Retarded
persons.

5. Applicants who apply for the free bus pass concession must submit the application along
with two copies of stamp size photos. They should renew the point-to-point free pass
card every month.

6. The Mentally Retarded students who are studying up to XII Std in the Special schools for
the Mentally Retarded Persons / physically handicapped which are recognized by the State
Commissioner for the Disabled are issued with 100% free travel bus passes to the M.R
student and to one attendant through "On line" on par with the normal students.

C. BLIND PERSONS

1. Free bus passes are issued to the Blind persons based on the certificate of the Medical
Officer, Identity Card and the Recommendation of the concerned Social Welfare
Department District Rehabilitation Officer.

2. Free bus pass is issued to blind person to enable them to travel in all M.T.C. routes
throughout the year. No income ceiling for the issue of free bus pass to blind persons.

3. If any blind person lost the bus pass issued, duplicate pass will be issued on production of
a certificate from the Police Station concerned and on payment of Rs.10/-

D. FREE PASS TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS \ PARTICIPANTS OF LANUAGE STIR
AND THEIR LEGAL HEIRS

MTC issuing free travel bus passes to the Freedom Fighters and participants in the Language
Stir and their legal heirs who are residing in the operational area of MTC. They are eligible, as per
the G.O to travel in all STU buses throughout the State.
The Freedom Fighter

\Participants of Language Stir may approach concerned

PRO/Officer of State Transport Undertakings, with their original Pension order for receiving the
application form. The applicant should submit the duly filled application form with the attestation
of a Gazetted Officer on the photo affixed on the form along with two passport size photos and
Xerox copy of the pension order.

Free pass will be issued after the scrutiny of the application form. They should renew their
passes once in a year before May 31. At the time of renewal they should produce the original
Pension Order for affixing the renewal seal.

If the above pass is lost, duplicate pass will be issued on production of a certificate from
the Police Station concerned and on payment of Rs.30/- as penalty. 58