Bengaluru: KSRTC hikes bus fare by 12 percent effective Tuesday midnight


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Feb 26: People dependent on government buses will have to make room for additional expenses as the three government-run road transport corporations barring Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation have been given the go ahead by the government to enhance bus fares by an average of 12 percent.

The proposal to increase bus fare was pending with the government since the last two years. The decision came into force with effect from Tuesday midnight.

Passengers undertaking long trip will be particularly burdened. The increase is more in respect of Rajahamsa, Volvo, sleeper coaches and other such buses. However, student bus passes and passes for handicapped persons will remain unchanged.

For rural transport, for the first three kilometres, the fare has been brought down from seven rupees to five. People travelling up to six kilometres in express buses and 12 to 15 km in other buses will not face the heat. In all other buses, the hike has been made applicable as above. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Northwest RTC and Northeast Road Transport Corporation will affect the hike. These thee corporations had sought permission to hike bus fares by an average of 20 percent.

The transport corporations had pointed out that fuel prices have shot by 11.27 percent since 2014, dearness allowance of employees is revised once in four years, the corporations are facing a financial burden of Rs 260.83 crore on account of fuel price hike alone, and total burden on account of fuel and other expenses works out to Rs 601.21 crore annually.

The corporations have increased bus fare after a gap of six years. The last hike was brought into force in 2014. It may be recalled that the coalition government in the past had ordered hike in bus fare but had withdrawn the order within hours.

 

  

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  • Km hegde, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    The raise is good.KSRTC is the only efficiently managed RTC in India making profits.They have courtious staff managing Airawat and other buses.The buses rarely breakdown on the way and maintain timing on long journeys. When everything is going up how can KSRTC keep the fare down.I agree with the suggestions that our MPS and MLAS should travel by Govt buses only and they should pay the fare from their own pockets.No TA -DA for road travels.

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  • Kiran Dsouza, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    5 trillion economy, people bear the brunt.
    Life has become hell, middle class, salaried class has to suffer life long in this country.
    Everybody is increasing tariffs be it Petrol, Gas, Electricity, Bus fares, Railway fares, Mobile fares, Milk or what not, be it any household items including Alcohol.
    How can i survive?
    BPL card holders will get everything free. Rich doesn't have any problem with the tariffs hike.
    To survive some or the other way we have make ourselves BPL card holder category.

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  • JWL, KSA, M'lore

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Acche din for Langot Bhakths from BJP/Modi !!!!!! This people are looting public in name of fuel hike. Worls market of oil prices coming down day by day these days!!!! Today oil price is 50 Dollar P/Barrel. BJP/Modi and their Bhakths, screeming, shouting on streets/TV's, protesting for a marginal hike in prices where prices 140 Dollar P/barrel !!!

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  • Shoan D Souza, Sacheripet

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Government must introduce new railway routes around Karnataka, people prefer train because of maximum comfort, minimum fare.Most important point is electric trains are environment friendly and passenger friendly. Buses are not safe for ladies.
    Lack of political will power made us suffer us civilians, CM is mute, remote is with Chronology Shah....! Milk rate hike, bus fare hike, gas hike....! But all are silant, is it MOUNAM SAMMADI LAKSHANAM. ?

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  • abdul munim, mangaluru

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    I dont care as I have voted for my favourite chaiwala and have given him 70 years of rule to make this state as well as country progress and become the superpower in world with trillion of trillion economy

    Let everything go up. Jai chaiwala and his right hand daku

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  • Sannu, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Privatize the whole Govt Holdings and give to Adani Group

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  • Francis Lewis, Sastan

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Not Adani it will be sold to Gujrathis

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  • Ponkra, MANGALURU

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    aLL POLITICIANS SHOULD GO in GOVT buses all the CARS provided to the POLITICIANS to be withdrawn and let them walk on the streets ? Why they need security ? threaten from whom as they elected by the same people ? Let them as human or common man. At least save the money of public by this way !

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  • James, Bendur

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Delhi AAP is making bus service free for women and never hiked any tariffs in their 5 years tenure. Karnataka government spending tax payers money for horse trading and looting all the resources thus making life difficult for the common citizens.

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  • Francis Lewis, Sastan

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    All our Elected Rep. should travel by Red Bus only. don't allow them in AIRVAT Bus
    with tax payers money they are enjoying and now happily increasing the fare. Did they asked the Voters before doing this increase ??

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  • Shashidhar poonja, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Let me remind you that KSRTC is the only transport corporation in the country which is not under loss. You cannot give subsidies and provide quality at the same time.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Feb 26 2020

    Welcome to the Bullock Cart Age ...

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