Lucknow, Feb. 29 -- Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) on Thursday to ensure availability of buses for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the state government said in a statement on Thursday.

According to the instructions, the buses which will be deployed for election duty must undergo a safety inspection.

As per the government's guidelines, unfit buses should not be sent under any circumstances on election duty. Only those drivers whose licences are valid should be sent on election duty.

Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister (independent charge), Daya Shankar Singh, said, "Under no circumstances should the offroad buses be over one percent during the election period. The physical condition of buses should be good, and issue...