Andhra private bus operators hike fares ahead of Sankranti
1 week, 2 days ago

Andhra private bus operators hike fares ahead of Sankranti

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Transport Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha warned that special enforcement drives will be conducted to check fare hikes during the Sankranti festival season. Private bus operators have defied government orders to keep fares in line with RTC rates and are charging twice or thrice the regular prices on major routes across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Despite the Road Transport Authority’s directive, which mandated that ticket prices remain consistent with RTC rates, many private operators have exploited the festive rush to raise prices. “On normal days, an air-conditioned sleeper bus ticket from Hyderabad to Vijayawada costs around Rs 1,000, but it has risen to Rs 2,500 during Sankranti.

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AP transport dept slaps Rs 1 crore fine on private bus operators for charging excess fare
2 days, 10 hours ago

AP transport dept slaps Rs 1 crore fine on private bus operators for charging excess fare

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Transport Department has slapped a fine of around Rs 1 crore on private travel bus operators for violating rules, and charging exorbitant fares from travellers during Sankranti festival season. Following complaints from public on the exorbitant fares, State Transport Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha directed the RTA to initiate action against the private bus operators, who resorted …

Karnataka’s 15% bus fare hike: What it means for commuters, how the government justifies it and why Opposition is protesting
1 week, 1 day ago

Karnataka’s 15% bus fare hike: What it means for commuters, how the government justifies it and why Opposition is protesting

The Hindu  

Story so far: Starting January 5, commuters in Karnataka are paying an additional 15% for tickets in all bus services operated by the State’s four Road Transport Corporations. However, opposition parties BJP and JD have criticised the move, arguing that the fare hike is a result of losses incurred by the RTCs owing to Karnataka’s Shakti scheme, which offers free …

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy justifies bus fare hike
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1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy justifies bus fare hike

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday justified 15 per cent increase in government bus fares across the board and hit out at the BJP for its protest against the hike. Addressing reporters here, the minister said all the four corporations, namely Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, KKRTC Kalyana Road Transport Corporation, North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and Bangalore …

'Moment of silence for freebies': Karnataka government's 15% bus fare hike sparks outrage
1 week, 5 days ago

'Moment of silence for freebies': Karnataka government's 15% bus fare hike sparks outrage

Hindustan Times  

The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government’s most recent 15 per cent increase in bus fares has sparked a range of reactions, with many questioning the timing and fairness of the move. The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to increase the bus fares in the state-owned transport corporations by 15 per cent. The hike, which comes after the Congress-led government promised free bus …

Karnataka govt faces flak over 15% bus fare hike, BJP says ‘free for wife, double for husband’
1 week, 5 days ago

Karnataka govt faces flak over 15% bus fare hike, BJP says ‘free for wife, double for husband’

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government on Thursday increased the bus fares in the state-owned transport corporations by 15 per cent. The move is expected to generate ₹74.85 crore monthly and about ₹784 crore annually, PTI reported “The cabinet has decided to revise the bus fare of the four state transport corporations -- KSRTC, NWKRTC, KKRTC and BMTC by 15 per cent,” Karnataka …

Is there truth to BJP's charge that Congress promises reason for bus fare hike?
1 week, 5 days ago

Is there truth to BJP's charge that Congress promises reason for bus fare hike?

India Today  

The Opposition staged protests and BJP leaders lambasted the Congress-led Karnataka government for increasing bus fares across all four state-run transport corporations. The Karnataka government announced a 15 per cent hike across all transport corporations, effective from January 5. “People are upset with Congress’ decision of a 15 per cent price hike,” he stated. In June last year, Rs 2 …

Telangana CM rules out ticket price hike, single screen theaters applaud decision
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

RTA Takes Action Against Private Bus Operators During Dasara Rush
3 months ago

RTA Takes Action Against Private Bus Operators During Dasara Rush

The Hindu  

Road Transport Authority (RTA) in Andhra Pradesh has booked cases against 151 private bus operators and seized 16 buses for fleecing passengers during the Dasara festival rush. The department conducted a special drive from October 3 to 12 to check the practices of private bus operators and ensure that they adhere to the norms. A fine of ₹28,24,654 was collected …

Karnataka proposes bus fare hike amid loss of Rs 295 crore from free travel scheme
6 months ago

Karnataka proposes bus fare hike amid loss of Rs 295 crore from free travel scheme

Op India  

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is planning to propose a hike in the bus fare by up to 20%. This comes after Congress’s populist Shakti scheme under the “five guarantee” schemes, which offers free bus travel for women in Karnataka, resulted in an enormous loss of Rs 295 crore for the KSRTC over the last three months. We’ve incurred …

Bus fare hike on cards, Karnataka govt may accept proposal
7 months, 1 week 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
8 months 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, 3 weeks 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
1 year 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 …

Private bus fares skyrocket ahead of Deepavali
1 year, 2 months ago

Private bus fares skyrocket ahead of Deepavali

The Hindu  

Like every festival season when people travel to their hometown and on holidays, private bus operators seem to be charging a bomb this Deepavali too. Despite conducting special drives to curb private bus operator’s charging excessive fares during festive season, the Transport Department has failed to provide any relief to the public. During the ongoing Deepavali season, long-distance bus fares …

Govt will not accept unreasonable hike in Metro Rail fares: KTR
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt will not accept unreasonable hike in Metro Rail fares: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Rama Rao on Saturday said that the state government would not accept if the Hyderabad Metro Rail concessionaire L&T resorted to an unreasonable hike in ticket fares. Since Hyderabad Metro Rail was executed under the public-private partnership mode, the government was also a partner and any decision on the fares should be taken by consensus, he said. Rao lashed out …

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares
2 years 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
2 years 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, …

Sparing passengers a fare hike, APSRTC keeps festive spirit up
2 years, 3 months ago

Sparing passengers a fare hike, APSRTC keeps festive spirit up

The Hindu  

Anumolu Chandra Kumar is upbeat. Private operators worried The State RTC move to announce its decision early, giving ample time to people to revise their travel choice, has become a cause of worry for private bus operators who make a killing during festival seasons by jacking up the ticket fares manifold. “This may have an impact on the business of …

Rain may have forced many to drop plans to venture out of Bengaluru during extended weekend
2 years, 4 months ago

Rain may have forced many to drop plans to venture out of Bengaluru during extended weekend

The Hindu  

: Every year, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operates additional services during Ganesha Chaturthi anticipating that there will be a huge rush. Usually, people look for long weekends to go out — this could be another factor.” The official added that there was also no significant rise in demand for buses operated on inter-State routes. Minister warns of taking …

TSRTC hikes bus fare for festival services
2 years, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 RTC pushes for ticket fare hike
2 years, 10 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, …

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti
3 years ago

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashing in on the Sankranti festival season, bus operators have jacked up the fares of buses plying on several routes connecting the temple city of Tirupati to various destinations in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Deccan Chronicle found that AC sleeper and Volvo bus fares from Tirupati to Bengaluru had gone up to Rs 1,000-Rs 1,600 …

Soaring ticket prices add to virus fears for homebound
3 years ago

Soaring ticket prices add to virus fears for homebound

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The huge hike in travel expenditure is putting an extra burden on homebound people in this season of Sankranti festival. While the coronavirus pandemic dampened Sankranti festivities last year, the people are keen on celebrating Sankranti this time due to the easing of the Covid situation. Hence, before the situation turns worse, the people are keen on returning to …

Bihar private transporters seek revision of passenger bus fares
3 years, 6 months ago

Bihar private transporters seek revision of passenger bus fares

Hindustan Times  

Bihar’s private transporters have sought a revision in passenger bus fares from the state government amid the rising fuel prices. Our business is not feasible anymore, with low footfall due to Covid, and high fuel rates,” said Uday Shankar Singh, president of Bihar Motor Transport Federation, the apex union body of private transporters. The BMTF president also took exception to …

Bengal private bus operators demand fare hike due to diesel price hike, Covid restrictions
4 years, 6 months ago

Bengal private bus operators demand fare hike due to diesel price hike, Covid restrictions

Hindustan Times  

Private bus operators of West Bengal on Tuesday demanded immediate hike in fares owing to mounting diesel cost and Covid-19 related restrictions on the number of passengers that each bus can carry. Joint Council of Bus Syndicate’s General Secretary Tapan Banerjee said that the passenger transport business in West Bengal is facing a “natural death” owing to the situation where …

Kerala hikes bus ticket fare by 50% as KSRTC gears up to ply vehicles
4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala hikes bus ticket fare by 50% as KSRTC gears up to ply vehicles

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is all set to resume short-distance service from Wednesday, as the government has permitted intra district service as part of lockdown 4 relaxations. State transport minister A.K Saseendran stated that maximum number of buses will ply during the peak hours and instruction has been given to finalise the routes and schedules in each …

Festival rush: Private bus operators fleece passengers
5 years, 4 months ago

Festival rush: Private bus operators fleece passengers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Travelling out of Benglauru this weekend became an expensive affair as private bus operators jacked up fares with hordes of people from the city heading to their hometowns for the Ganesha festival on Monday. While the state transport department is reluctant to act against private operators, the absence of a regulatory body has allowed these operators to fleece passengers. …

Private buses go off road in Himachal Pradesh, public on receiving end
6 years, 4 months ago

Private buses go off road in Himachal Pradesh, public on receiving end

Hindustan Times  

Demanding an increase in the bus fare, private bus operators in Himachal Pradesh shut down their services on Monday, giving the commuters a harrowing time in figuring out to arrange other modes of travel. Around 3,500 private buses went off-road on Monday as the bus operators demand a fare hike by at least ₹5 to ₹10. The private bus operators …

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