The other day when I was standing in an overcrowded bus, I heard one passenger shouting from behind.  He was instructing a few male passengers who were seated in seats meant for ladies.  He was also questioning the conductor as to why the proceedure is not being followed. When the conductor was silent, he started advising the conductor to follow predefined norms set by the establishment.

I can understand the passenger's agony at a system which was  not being followed.  Here I have a point to make.  There are reservations to be made for two more categories of people and one which should be given more priority over reservation of seats for ladies..

1) Reservation for Elderly People:-

Few seats should be reserved for people who are very old, as it would it be very uncomfortable for them to stand in a bus.  These days even for a short distance of 3 kilometres a person has to stand for about half an hour, considering the traffic jams especially in metropolitan cities.  The agony is more for old people on longer journeys.

2) Reservation for Handicapped People:-

Irrespective of age, a specific number of seats should be reserved for handicapped people. As of now, there are seats meant for this category, but they are very few in number as to compared for ladies.

Reservation for elderly people and handicapped people should be givien priority.  Infact more number of seats should be given for this category than for ladies.  This seats should be reserved irrespective of the gender to which these aged or handicapped belong to.  Even a elederly or handicapped person is found standing, then a seated person (normal category) irrespective of the gender should be asked to vacate his or her seat to accomodate the elderly/handicapped person.

I am very sure that this suggestions if implemented will be welcomed by all.

Regards

Satish