Telangana RTC pushes for ticket fare hike
2 years, 9 months ago

Telangana RTC pushes for ticket fare hike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Amid speculation that fuel prices would be increased because of rising cost of crude oil, the state-owned public transporter TS Road Transport Corporation is lobbying for permission to increase ticket fares. RTC-Greater Hyderabad, said, “Within the city limits, there are 3,100 buses.” The RTC covers 8.5 lakh route kilometres and consumes 1.4 lakh litres of diesel a day. Sajjanar, Managing Director, TSRTC, said, “We have sent a recommendation to the government to increase the ticket prices, considering the abnormal increase in the cost of fuel and spare parts. fare Autorickshaw driver and owner unions on Thursday staged a protest in front of the Telangana Road Transport Authority commissionerate demanding that more three-wheelers be allowed to operate in the GHMC jurisdiction.

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Telangana CM rules out ticket price hike, single screen theaters applaud decision
1 day, 11 hours ago

Telangana CM rules out ticket price hike, single screen theaters applaud decision

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's decision to rule out a hike in ticket prices in Telangana has been met with relief from over 300 single-screen theaters in the state. Vijayender Reddy, president of the Telangana Controllers and Exhibitors Association, welcomed the move, stating, “Ticket hikes have devastated hundreds of single screens, and we are happy that the Chief Minister has …

Revanth Asks RTC to Buy More Buses
3 months, 1 week ago

Revanth Asks RTC to Buy More Buses

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has directed the Telangana Road Transport Corporation to initiate plans to purchase new buses to meet the increasing demand of commuters. During a review meeting held at the Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister highlighted the need to assess the public's evolving needs and explore innovative ways to enhance transportation services. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar …

Telangana RTC to acquire more buses: Transport minister
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana RTC to acquire more buses: Transport minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said the Telangana Road Transport Corporation would be strengthened to improve the public transport facility in the state. Flagging off the Rajadhani AC bus and three delux services at the RTC depot here, he said 3,035 employees would be recruited in the corporation and tenders would be called for purchase of another 1,500 …

Bus fare hike on cards, Karnataka govt may accept proposal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bus fare hike on cards, Karnataka govt may accept proposal

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: As the price of diesel, spareparts and other components has risen as also the salaries of employees, the cost of operating road transport corporation buses has shot up. It was Rs 61 per litre in 2020, but it has gone up to around Rs 90 now, nearly a 50 per cent increase. An official from the bus corporation confirmed …

Andhra-bound TSRTC passengers complain of delays on polling day
7 months, 1 week ago

Andhra-bound TSRTC passengers complain of delays on polling day

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Travelling from Hyderabad to their hometowns on Monday morning, primarily to cast their votes in simultaneous Assembly and Parliamentary polls, several passengers belonging to Andhra Pradesh complained of facing long delays on the TSRTC buses they had booked. The commuters also claimed that neither the RTC customer care services nor the bus staff were responding to their calls. Sajja …

SETC ticket fares up by Rs 3 to Rs 10 on select routes
11 months ago

SETC ticket fares up by Rs 3 to Rs 10 on select routes

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The ticket fares of State Express Transport Corporation have recently gone up by Rs 3 to Rs 10 across several routes although the state government has not made any official announcement on the revision. The SETC management clarified there is no overall increase in fare, and the per-kilometre ticket prices for ultra-deluxe semi-sleeper buses remain at Rs 1 per …

Private Bus Operators Exploit Sankranti Travel Rush with Soaring Fares
11 months, 1 week ago

Private Bus Operators Exploit Sankranti Travel Rush with Soaring Fares

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: As the Sankranti festival approaches, private bus operators across Andhra Pradesh have seized the opportunity to significantly hike ticket fares on routes connecting major cities. Private buses on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada route, typically charge Rs 400, Rs 600, Rs 700 and Rs 870, but have increased the fares to Rs 1,100, Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000; and Rs 5,600 for this …

TSRTC Facilitates Smooth Sankranti Travel with 4,484 Special Buses
11 months, 2 weeks ago

TSRTC Facilitates Smooth Sankranti Travel with 4,484 Special Buses

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation is ensuring a hassle-free Sankranti for citizens by organizing 4,484 special buses for those traveling to their hometowns. TSRTC Managing Director VC Sajjanar assured that all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure passenger safety and comfort, with special camps set up in congested areas and additional facilities provided as needed. Regular fares …

TSRTC arranging free travel for women in interstate areas
1 year ago

TSRTC arranging free travel for women in interstate areas

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: In view of the presence of interstate border areas in Nizamabad region, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation is taking up programmes to sensitize women for free travel in state transport buses. The Congress government, as part of its six guarantees to voters, would allow free travel for women in RTC buses from Saturday afternoon. The state government explained …

Short staffed TSRTC ask drivers to do overtime
1 year, 10 months ago

Short staffed TSRTC ask drivers to do overtime

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With many of them retiring and the management appearing unwilling to recruit their replacements, the TSRTC is facing a sizable scarcity of drivers. The competent authority with the occurrence with the CM had accorded approval for payment of Rs 2 per km, to the crew for operating additional trips after completing their scheduled duty, with immediate effect. Asked about …

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares
1 year, 11 months ago

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI/VISAKHAPATNAM: Cashing in on the Sankranti festival rush, private bus operators have jacked up the fares for buses plying on several routes across Andhra Pradesh as also to neighbouring Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. While the APSRTC has decided not to collect extra fares in the 6,400 special buses in operation during the festival season, private bus operators have increased …

Metro ticket price hike on cards
1 year, 11 months ago

Metro ticket price hike on cards

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Metro ticket prices are set for a 5 to 10 per cent hike, depending on the fare fixation committee report that is likely to be released soon, sources in the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited said. The fare fixation committee is headed by Justice Gudiseva Shyam Prasad and comprises Dr Surendrakumar Bagde, additional secretary of the union urban affairs department, …

Bandi flays RTC fare hikes, cops try to hold him at home
2 years, 6 months ago

Bandi flays RTC fare hikes, cops try to hold him at home

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: TS BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday alleged that the TRS government led by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has made the lives of common people miserable by increasing various taxes, power tariff and ticket rates for TSRTC buses. “In the last few months, the KCR government indiscriminately increased power tariffs, property tax, drinking water cess, and now …

Liquor prices to go up from today in Telangana
2 years, 7 months ago

Liquor prices to go up from today in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Liquor prices in the state are all set to be increased from Thursday. Official sources said the government decided to increase beer price by Rs 20 per bottle, quarter bottle alcohol by Rs 20 and full bottle by Rs 80. The excise officials will take existing liquor stocks readings in shops to determine how much old stocks are left …

Vehicles get dearer as Telangana RTA raises taxes
2 years, 7 months ago

Vehicles get dearer as Telangana RTA raises taxes

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Authority has increased life tax and green tax amounts, which will be an additional Rs 400 crore burden on those purchasing new vehicles. It is 13 per cent on vehicles priced below Rs five lakh, 14 per cent on above Rs five lakh, 17 per cent on above Rs 10 lakh while there will …

Telangana: TRS MLC Kavitha Slams Centre Over Hike In Commercial LPG Price
2 years, 7 months ago

Telangana: TRS MLC Kavitha Slams Centre Over Hike In Commercial LPG Price

ABP News  

New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha on Sunday slammed the Centre for again raising the price of commercial LPG. Kavitha said the hike of Rs 102 in the price of LPG commercial cylinder is the second major hike after Assembly elections in the states. https://t.co/w7ZLMS7Jzc — Kavitha Kalvakuntla May 1, 2022 The government has raised the prices of …

TSRTC hikes bus fare for festival services
2 years, 7 months ago

TSRTC hikes bus fare for festival services

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A bus ride will cost more for commuters during the festivals, special occasions, or holiday. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation circulated a notice to all its depots on Wednesday, saying the special buse services will charge 1.25 times of fare during festivals, occasions, jataras, special events and holidays. This practice in RTC existed since 2008, during which 1.50 of …

APSRTC hikes bus fares in the form of diesel cess from today
2 years, 8 months ago

APSRTC hikes bus fares in the form of diesel cess from today

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has hiked ticket fares. APSRTC managing director Dwaraka Thirumala Rao said that the RTC has been burdened by the increase in diesel prices and the bulk rate of diesel has further increased its burden. The RTC MD said the increase in diesel cess will generate an additional revenue of Rs 720 crore …

Surging fuel prices, rising mercury to make matters worse for households
2 years, 8 months ago

Surging fuel prices, rising mercury to make matters worse for households

The Hindu  

Diesel breached the ₹100-a-litre mark once again in Hyderabad after national oil marketing companies on Wednesday increased the pump price by 80 paise for the same quantity. Besides essential items, increase in diesel prices is bound to make travel expensive and also less comfortable for some. The oil companies had reverted to daily revision in petrol and diesel prices after …

Rise in fuel price, bus fares, power tariff hit people hard in Telangana
2 years, 8 months ago

Rise in fuel price, bus fares, power tariff hit people hard in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: With petrol and diesel prices reaching around Rs 110.91 and Rs 97.24 respectively, and LPG gas per cylinder crossing the Rs 1,000 mark, the public are going to face a tough time managing their monthly budget. RTC bus fares are also going up along with fuel hike, making it hard for them to consider opting for public transport. Ramesh …

Telangana Govt Gives Nod to Increase Movie Ticket Prices by Up to Rs 300
2 years, 11 months ago

Telangana Govt Gives Nod to Increase Movie Ticket Prices by Up to Rs 300

News 18  

The Telangana State government has decided to hike the prices of cinema tickets. The government decided to hike the ticket prices to a minimum of Rs 50 and a maximum of Rs 300 in addition to allowing the theatre managements to levy GST and maintenance charges. While AC theatres will collect a minimum price of Rs 50 and a maximum …

Platform ticket price hike in Mumbai rolled back from Rs 50 to Rs 10
3 years ago

Platform ticket price hike in Mumbai rolled back from Rs 50 to Rs 10

India TV News  

The Central Railway has decided to cut the price of platform tickets at key stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region from Rs 50 to Rs 10 from Thursday. The platform ticket price will be reduced at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Kalyan and Panvel railway stations. "In light of the easing of restrictions imposed due to …

Petrol Price Crosses Rs 100 in 19 States; Know How Much Tax you Pay to State, Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Petrol Price Crosses Rs 100 in 19 States; Know How Much Tax you Pay to State, Centre

News 18  

Petrol and diesel prices are at all-time high in India. Some of the states that charge the highest rates of VAT are Rajasthan, Telangana, Madya Pradesh and Odisha as per data submitted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to Parliament on July 19. Rajasthan has the highest taxes with a 36 per cent VAT with an added charge …

Minister Ajay Kumar lauds RTC's cargo services
3 years, 6 months ago

Minister Ajay Kumar lauds RTC's cargo services

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation shipped 32 lakh parcels during the past one year through its cargo services. Minister for transport P Ajay Kumar said that the RTC commenced its cargo services on June 19 last year and it witnessed good progress in one year. Ajay Kumar said the government corporations and departments like foods, horticulture, board of …

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