Home › Cabinet Ministers › A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban › Activity
Minister activity tracker
ஏ. விஜய் தமிழன் பார்த்திபன் · அமைச்சர் பணிகள்
A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban runs the state’s buses — the expanded Vettri Payanam free travel for women, electric buses, school services and bus safety technology.
The big numbers
Newest first · every entry sourced
Free travel for women extended to Express, LSS, Deluxe and longer mofussil and ghat services on 12,692 buses — about 84 lakh women a day — with e-ticket machines recording free journeys.
Source: The New Indian Express · DT Next
Our report ›Flagged off 26 new buses with air suspension, reverse cameras and tracking devices, replacing old ones in the Salem division.
Source: India Live
Reviewed arrangements for 5,763 regular and special buses for people returning to Chennai after the Vinayagar Chaturthi holidays.
Source: DT Next
Presented the transport demands — ₹13,560 crore, including ₹500 crore for electric-bus infrastructure.
Source: News7 Tamil
Government buses for about 19,000 students in 140 schools in rural, hilly and remote areas where services don’t match school hours.
Source: The New Indian Express
The Singara Chennai common mobility card extended to all state transport buses for cashless fares.
Source: The New Indian Express
Vehicle tracking and emergency panic buttons in 13,490 government buses (₹17.99 crore).
Source: India Live
Integrated cargo services in mofussil buses to earn non-ticket revenue.
Source: The New Indian Express
Conversion of 100 MTC diesel buses to electric, with charging at Attanthangal depot; selected terminals and depots to be redeveloped through PPP.
Source: India Live
About ₹500 crore to settle 5,665 pending motor-accident compensation cases involving transport corporations.
Source: The New Indian Express
A Road Safety Innovation Hub through IIT Madras, the ‘ThinnAI’ AI driver-training platform, ‘Vizhi’ dashboard cameras, free annual health checks for 42,114 drivers and training in BS-VI, CNG and EV maintenance.
Source: The New Indian Express
With the Chief Minister, flagged off 130 AC electric buses for MTC and 120 buses for state corporations (about ₹290 crore).
Source: DT Next
Inspected the upgraded Alandur depot and chargers ahead of phase 2: 750 low-floor AC electric buses across seven MTC depots.
Source: DT Next
Flagged off new and extended town-bus services at Edappadi, Nangavalli and Omalur.
Source: India Live
Inspected Central electric bus depots, reviewed cargo compartments for state buses, and the department capped vehicle-tracking device prices at ₹5,099 + GST.
Source: The New Indian Express
Inspected school special buses; MTC added 41 buses — 84 routes and 134 daily trips for students.
Source: DT Next
Chaired a three-way meeting with auto unions and consumer groups on revising meter fares.
Source: DT Next
Felicitated an MTC driver and conductor who turned their bus into an ambulance for a woman who fainted, giving each ₹5,000 from his own funds.
Source: DT Next
A new bus service started to Thalakkarai and Pachari villages in the Karumandurai hills, Salem district.
Source link pending verification
Free bus passes for school and college students continue in 2026–27, with free travel allowed until passes are issued.
Source: The New Indian Express
Surprise inspection at Kilambakkam bus terminus; heard passengers on bus availability and ordered extra services.
Source: The Times of India
Reviewed transport corporations and ordered better services, modern buses and a list of villages without adequate bus connectivity.
Source: DT Next
Sworn in during the second phase of the Cabinet and allocated Transport, Nationalised Transport and Motor Vehicles Act administration.
Source: Govt press release No. 40
How this page is kept: each entry is checked against a news report or official release before it is added, and new activities are added as they happen. Last updated 3 October 2026. Spotted something missing or wrong? Report a correction.