Traffic police at the prepaid auto center on Residency Road charge Rs. 1 from passengers in the name of "maintenance", although the center is maintained by a private firm free of cost. Some of the prepaid auto centers in the city are now managed by IIHT, a private firm that provides computers, printing machines and printed tickets for the centers.They also repair any hardware or software damage to the computers or printers free of cost and have their institute's name painted on the counter and on the back of the tickets as advertisements.However, the Bangalore City Traffic Police places their…
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