Odisha slashes bus fares

After a marginal fall in diesel price, the Odisha government on Thursday reduced the bus fare by 1-2 paise under the automatic fare revision mechanism.

While the fare of ordinary and express buses have been reduced by one paisa, those of deluxe and AC deluxe buses have been cut by two paise, an official statement said.

The oil marketing companies on June 30 announced a 31 paise cut per litre in petrol prices along with a 71 paise cut in diesel prices.