Bus fare hike to be effective from November 5
The Transport Department will set the exact increase on Nov. 4 as the four state-run corporations face losses of 2,000 crore rupees a year.
- On Sunday, Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh announced that bus fares across State-owned Road Transport Corporations will increase effective November 5, with officials finalizing the specific hike amount on November 4.
- Facing cumulative losses of ₹9,000 crores, State-owned Road Transport Corporations require the revision; Minister Suresh cited five diesel price hikes by The BJP-led Union and a 12.5 per cent salary increase as primary drivers.
- The Public Transport Fare Regulatory Committee, headed by Atul Kumar Tiwari, recommended a 25 per cent fare increase for three corporations and a 40 per cent hike for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
- Women and students traveling under the Shakti scheme remain exempt from the fare hike, which follows recent price increases for Nandini milk and curd marketed by the Karnataka Milk Federation.
- Countering criticism from Chikkaballapur BJP MP K Sudhakar, Minister Suresh asserted that public transport fares in Karnataka remain lower than in several other States, making the revision inevitable.
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The Karnataka government is considering raising public bus fares due to rising diesel prices and heavy losses among transport corporations. Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh has called a meeting with officials in Bengaluru to decide on the fare hike.
Bus fare hike to be effective from November 5
Close on the heels of a steep increase in the price of Nandini milk and curd marketed by the Karnataka Milk Federation, bus travel in the State-owned road transport corporations is set to increase from November 5. The quantum of the fare hike will be decided on November 4.
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Bus passengers across Karnataka have received a shock as the state government has decided to increase the ticket fares of all four state transport corporations (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC, KKRTC). The revised fares will come into effect from Wednesday midnight, Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh announced. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, the minister said that the …
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