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Under the able leadership and guidance of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the strong transportation system of the state government has set a new and historic record on the festival of Diwali this year. According to the official information released from Lucknow on Friday, November 13, 2026, more than one crore passengers have traveled safely and smoothly in just six days during Diwali by buses of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). This record-breaking number of passengers on this auspicious festival is the highest compared to all the previous years, which is a direct evidence of the increasing confidence of the general public towards government transport services.
To provide safe, punctual and comfortable movement of lakhs of passengers returning to their homes and back to workplace during the busy festival season, the Transport Corporation operated additional buses on a large scale across the state. Giving information about this big achievement, Uttar Pradesh’s Minister of State for Transport (Independent Charge) Dayashankar Singh said that from November 6 to November 11, 2026, lakhs of passengers traveled by the corporation’s buses every day. He said that this impressive figure clearly reflects the state’s strong public transport system, better management and unwavering trust of passengers on the occasion of festivals.
Right after the successful and record-breaking operation of Diwali, now the Yogi government has started special preparations on war footing for the convenience of the devotees and travelers going to their homes on the great festival of folk faith, Chhath Puja. Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh has given clear instructions to the senior officials of the corporation to ensure continuous operation of maximum number of buses on all the major routes of the state from November 13 to November 17, 2026, so that no passenger has to wait at the bus station.
Under this special action plan, especially in view of the huge rush of passengers going from the country’s capital Delhi, NCR and other big metros to various districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh i.e. Purvanchal, a large number of additional buses will be made available. Along with this, additional bus services will also be operated from state capital Lucknow and industrial city Kanpur for Purvanchal and other routes. At the same time, after the end of Chhath festival, if the number of passengers returning from various areas of Purvanchal to Delhi, Ghaziabad and Western Uttar Pradesh increases, then proper arrangements for additional buses will be made immediately.
The Transport Minister has issued strict guidelines to ensure that there is no compromise on the safety of passengers amid the festive crowd. He has given instructions to keep all the buses of the corporation’s fleet 100 percent on-road, but has also given strict instructions that technically unfit or damaged buses will not be operated under any circumstances. All depots have been asked to ensure timely repair of buses, adequate availability of essential spare parts and thorough technical check before sending them on the route.
Additionally, to completely curb road accidents, it will be mandatory for all drivers and conductors to undergo ‘Breath analyzer test’ before starting the journey, so that any possibility of driving under the influence of alcohol can be eliminated. Giving top priority to passenger facilities, instructions have also been given to provide regular cleanliness, pure drinking water, proper seating arrangement for passengers, digital timetable and 24-hour active help desk inside all the bus stations and buses of the state. Also, the duty of officers and employees will be assigned as per the systematic roster, so that the passengers do not have to face any kind of inconvenience.
The government has also announced a special economic incentive scheme to boost the morale of the hardworking employees of the transport corporation who stay away from their families during festivals and take the passengers to their destination. Special incentives will be provided to drivers and conductors to encourage additional bus operations.
According to the decision of the Transport Department, a lump sum special incentive amount of Rs 400 per day will be paid to all the regular, contract and outsourcing category drivers of the corporation who operate buses per day as per the prescribed average kilometer standard. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the employees due to this step of the government and record passenger service is expected on the occasion of Chhath festival also.