Mangaluru : The Dakshina Kannada Road Transport Authority (RTA) has resolved to increase the number of seats reserved for senior citizens in buses from two to four.

The decision was taken at a RTA meeting chaired by deputy commissioner K G Jagadeesha on Thursday. A resolution in this regard was adopted at the RTA meet based on several complaints Regional Transport Office and Mangaluru City Police received from senior citizens.

At present, buses have to reserve eight seats for women, two for senior citizens, two for physically challenged and one seat for visually challenged.

Mangaluru City Police has been receiving complaints from senior citizens during its weekly phone-in programmes that they do not get seats in buses, said Mangaluru RTO G S Hegde.