Bus Fare Hike: Traveling by bus has become expensive in this southern state. Bus rides in Karnataka are going to become expensive under the government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the state Karnataka Cabinet has decided to increase government bus fares by 15 percent on January 2. PTI has given this information quoting Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil.
What was the reason given for the increase in bus fares?
Explaining the reason for the increase in fare, Law Minister HK Patil said that this decision has been taken in view of the huge increase in operational costs like increase in fuel prices and expenditure on employees.
Bus fares were increased 9 years ago
HK Patil said that the last time bus fares of state transport corporations were increased was on January 10, 2015, when the price of diesel was at Rs 60.90 per liter. Since then, there has been a significant increase in diesel rates, the effect of which is being seen on the cost of running buses.
Why was it necessary to increase – this was the answer from the government
Justifying the increase in bus fares, the Law Minister said, “The daily diesel consumption of the four corporations was Rs 9.16 crore 10 years ago, which has now increased to Rs 13.21 crore. The daily diesel consumption on the employees of these four corporations is about Rs 12.95 crore.” It used to cost Rs. crore, which has now increased to Rs. 18.36 crore per day, hence revision in bus fares was necessary and in view of this, today the state The cabinet has taken this decision.
Traveling in buses of 4 transport corporations including KSRTC becomes expensive
The Cabinet of Karnataka has increased the bus fares of the four state transport corporations of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) by 15 percent. It has been decided to increase the.
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